Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "Butwillwehaveasinglepupilafterthis?"saidSlughorn,nowdabbinghissweatingbrowwithasilkenhandkerchief."ParentswillwanttokeeptheirchildrenathomeandIcan’tsayIblamethem.Personally,Idon’tthinkwe’reinmoredangeratHogwartsthanweareanywhereelse,butyoucan’texpectmotherstothinklikethat.They’llwanttokeeptheirfamiliestogether,it’sonlynatural."

           "Iagree,"saidProfessorMcGonagall."Andinanycase,itisnottruetosaythatDumbledoreneverenvisagedasituationinwhichHogwartsmightclose.WhentheChamberofSecretsreopenedheconsideredtheclosureoftheschool—andImustsaythatProfessorDumbledore’smurderismoredisturbingtomethantheideaofSlytherin’smonsterlivingundetectedinthebowelsofthecastle..."

           "Wemustconsultthegovernors,"saidProfessorFlitwickinhissqueakylittlevoice;hehadalargebruiseonhisforeheadbutseemedotherwiseunscathedbyhiscollapseinSnape’soffice."Wemustfollowtheestablishedprocedures.Adecisionshouldnotbemadehastily."

           "Hagrid,youhaven’tsaidanything,"saidProfessorMcGonagall."Whatareyourviews,oughtHogwartstoremainopen?"

           Hagrid,whohadbeenweepingsilentlyintohislarge,spottedhandkerchiefthroughoutthisconversation,nowraisedpuffyredeyesandcroaked,"Idunno,Professor...that’sfertheHeadsofHousean’theHeadmistressterdecide..."

           "ProfessorDumbledorealwaysvaluedyourviews,"saidProfessorMcGonagallkindly,"andsodoI."