Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           AndAmbrosiusFlume,ofHoneydukes—ahampereverybirthday,andallbecauseIwasabletogivehimanintroductiontoCiceronHarkissswhogavehimhisfirstjob!Andattheback—you’llseeherifyoujustcraneyourneck—that’sGwenogJones,whoofcoursecaptainstheHolyheadHarpies...PeoplearealwaysastonishedtohearI’monfirst-nametermswiththeHarpies,andfreeticketswheneverIwantthem!"

           Thisthoughtseemedtocheerhimupenormously.

           "Andallthesepeopleknowwheretofindyou,tosendyoustuff?"askedHarry,whocouldnothelpwonderingwhytheDeathEatershadnotyettrackeddownSlughornifhampersofsweets,Quidditchtickets,andvisitorscravinghisadviceandopinionscouldfindhim.

           ThesmileslidfromSlughorn’sfaceasquicklyasthebloodfromhiswalls.

           "Ofcoursenot,"hesaid,lookingdownatHarry."Ihavebeenoutoftouchwitheverybodyforayear."

           HarryhadtheimpressionthatthewordsshockedSlughornhimself;helookedquiteunsettledforamoment.Thenheshrugged.

           "Still...theprudentwizardkeepshisheaddowninsuchtimes.