Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Flight of the prince
Heskiddedaroundthecorner,histrainersslipperywithblood;Snapehadanimmenseheadstart.WasitpossiblethathehadalreadyenteredthecabinetintheRoomofRequirement,orhadtheOrdermadestepstosecureit,topreventtheDeathEatersretreatingthatway?Hecouldhearnothingbuthisownpoundingfeet,hisownhammeringheartashesprintedalongthenextemptycorridor,butthenspottedabloodyfootprintthatshowedatleastoneofthefleeingDeathEaterswasheadingtowardthefrontdoors—perhapstheRoomofRequirementwasindeedblocked—
Heskiddedaroundanothercornerandacurseflewpasthim;hedivedbehindasuitofarmorthatexploded.Hesawthebrotherandsisterrunningdownthemarblestaircaseaheadandaimedjinxesatthem,butmerelyhitseveralbewiggedwitchesinaportraitonthelanding,whoranscreechingintoneighboringpaintings.Asheleaptthewreckageofarmor,Harryheardmoreshoutsandscreams;otherpeoplewithinthecastleseemedtohaveawoken...
Hepeltedtowardashortcut,hopingtoovertakethebrotherandsisterandcloseinonSnapeandMalfoy,whomustsurelyhavereachedthegroundsbynow.Rememberingtoleapthevanishingstephalfwaydowntheconcealedstaircase,heburstthroughatapestryatthebottomandoutintoacorridorwhereanumberofbewilderedandpajama-cladHufflepuffsstood.
"Harry!Weheardanoise,andsomeonesaidsomethingabouttheDarkMark—"beganErnieMacmillan.
