Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "—wethoughtit’dbesomethinglikethat."

           "Youdid?"saidHarry,amused.

           "Yeah...yeah,nowUmbridgehasleft,obviouslyweneedanewDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsteacher,don’twe?So,er,what’shelike?"

           "Helooksabitlikeawalrus,andheusedtobeHeadofSlytherin,"saidHarry."Somethingwrong,Hermione?"

           Shewaswatchinghimasthoughexpectingstrangesymptomstomanifestthemselvesatanymoment.Sherearrangedherfeatureshastilyinanunconvincingsmile.

           "No,ofcoursenot!So,um,didSlughornseemlikehe’llbeagoodteacher?"

           "Dunno,"saidHarry."Hecan’tbeworsethanUmbridge,canhe?"

           "Iknowsomeonewho’sworsethanUmbridge,"saidavoicefromthedoorway.Ron’syoungersisterslouchedintotheroom,lookingirritable."Hi,Harry."

           "What’supwithyou?"Ronasked.

           "It’sher,"saidGinny,plonkingherselfdownonHarry’sbed."She’sdrivingmemad."

           "What’sshedonenow?"askedHermionesympathetically.

           "It’sthewayshetalkstome...you’dthinkIwasaboutthree!"

           "Iknow,"saidHermione,droppinghervoice."She’ssofullofherself."

           HarrywasastonishedtohearHermionetalkingaboutMrs.WeasleylikethisandcouldnotblameRonforsayingangrily,"Can’tyoutwolayoffherforfiveseconds?"

           "Oh,that’sright,defendher,"snappedGinny."Weallknowyoucan’tgetenoughofher."

           ThisseemedanoddcommenttomakeaboutRon’smother.Startingtofeelthathewasmissingsomething,Harrysaid,"Whoareyou...?"

           Buthisquestionwasansweredbeforehecouldfinishit.