Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Other Minister
Anyway,Ihadtocometoyou,PrimeMinister.Black’saknownMugglekillerandmaybeplanningtorejoinYou-Know-Who...butofcourse,youdon’tevenknowwhoYou-Know-Whois!"HehadgazedhopelesslyatthePrimeMinisterforamoment,thensaid,"Well,sitdown,sitdown,I’dbetterfillyouin...haveawhiskey..."
ThePrimeMinisterratherresentedbeingtoldtositdowninhisownoffice,letaloneofferedhisownwhiskey,buthesatnevertheless.Fudgepulledouthiswand,conjuredtwolargeglassesfullofamberliquidoutofthinair,pushedoneofthemintothePrimeMinister’shand,anddrewupachair.
Fudgehadtalkedformorethananhour.Atonepoint,hehadrefusedtosayacertainnamealoudandwroteitinsteadonapieceofparchment,whichhehadthrustintothePrimeMinister’swhiskey-freehand.WhenatlastFudgehadstooduptoleave,thePrimeMinisterhadstooduptoo.
"Soyouthinkthat..."Hehadsquinteddownatthenameinhislefthand."LordVol—"
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!"snarledFudge.
"I’msorry...youthinkthatHe-Who-Must-Not-Be-Namedisstillalive,then?"
"Well,Dumbledoresaysheis,"saidFudge,ashehadfastenedhispin-stripedcloakunderhischin,"butwe’veneverfoundhim.Ifyouaskme,he’snotdangerousunlesshe’sgotsupport,soit’sBlackweoughttobeworryingabout.You’llputoutthatwarning,then?Excellent.Well,Ihopewedon’tseeeachotheragain,PrimeMinister!Goodnight."
Buttheyhadseeneachotheragain.
