Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           I’vedoneit,Professor,"hechoked."M-movedhim.ProfessorSprout’sgotthekidsbackinbed.ProfessorFlitwick’slyindown,buthesayshe’llbeallrigh’inajiffy,an’ProfessorSlughornsaystheMinistry’sbininformed."

           "Thankyou,Hagrid,"saidProfessorMcGonagall,standingupatonceandturningtolookatthegrouparoundBill’sbed."IshallhavetoseetheMinistrywhentheygethere.Hagrid,pleasetelltheHeadsofHouses—SlughorncanrepresentSlytherin—thatIwanttoseetheminmyofficeforthwith.Iwouldlikeyoutojoinustoo."

           AsHagridnodded,turned,andshuffledoutoftheroomagain,shelookeddownatHarry."BeforeImeetthemIwouldlikeaquickwordwithyou,Harry.Ifyou’llcomewithme..."

           Harrystoodup,murmured"Seeyouinabit"toRon,Hermione,andGinny,andfollowedProfessorMcGonagallbackdowntheward.Thecorridorsoutsideweredesertedandtheonlysoundwasthedistantphoenixsong.ItwasseveralminutesbeforeHarrybecameawarethattheywerenotheadingforProfessorMcGonagall’soffice,butforDumbledore’s,andanotherfewsecondsbeforeherealizedthatofcourse,shehadbeenDeputyHeadmistress...apparentlyshewasnowHeadmistress...sotheroombehindthegargoylewasnowhers.

           Insilencetheyascendedthemovingspiralstaircaseandenteredthecircularoffice.Hedidnotknowwhathehadexpected:thattheroomwouldbedrapedinblack,perhaps,oreventhatDumbledore’sbodymightbelyingthere.