Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
An Excess of Phlegm
"They’rerakingintheGalleons!Ican’twaittoseetheplace,wehaven’tbeentoDiagonAlleyyet,becauseMumsaysDad’sgottobethereforextrasecurityandhe’sbeenreallybusyatwork,butitsoundsexcellent."
"AndwhataboutPercy?"askedHarry;thethird-eldestWeasleybrotherhadfallenoutwiththerestofthefamily."Ishetalkingtoyourmumanddadagain?"
"Nope,"saidRon.
"ButheknowsyourdadwasrightallalongnowaboutVoldemortbeingback..."
"Dumbledoresayspeoplefinditfareasiertoforgiveothersforbeingwrongthanbeingright,"saidHermione."Iheardhimtellingyourmum,Ron."
"SoundslikethesortofmentalthingDumbledorewouldsay,"saidRon.
"He’sgoingtobegivingmeprivatelessonsthisyear,"saidHarryconversationally.
Ronchokedonhisbitoftoast,andHermionegasped.
"Youkeptthatquiet!"saidRon.
"Ionlyjustremembered,"saidHarryhonestly."Hetoldmelastnightinyourbroomshed."
"Blimey...privatelessonswithDumbledore!"saidRon,lookingimpressed."Iwonderwhyhe’s...?"
Hisvoicetailedaway.HarrysawhimandHermioneexchangelooks.Harrylaiddownhisknifeandfork,hisheartbeatingratherfastconsideringthatallhewasdoingwassittinginbed.Dumbledorehadsaidtodoit...Whynotnow?Hefixedhiseyesonhisfork,whichwasgleaminginthesunlightstreamingintohislap,andsaid,"Idon’tknowexactlywhyhe’sgoingtobegivingmelessons,butIthinkitmustbebecauseoftheprophecy."
NeitherRonnorHermionespoke.Harryhadtheimpressionthatbothhadfrozen.
