Гарри Поттер и Дары Смерти

The Bribe

           TheyhadnotheardawordfromanyonebeyondGrimmauldPlacesinceMr.Weasley’sPatronus,andthestrainwasstartingtotell.Restlessandirritable,RonhaddevelopedanannoyinghabitofplayingwiththeDeluminatorinhispocket:ThisparticularlyinfuriatedHermione,whowaswhilingawaythewaitforKreacherbystudyingTheTalesofBeedletheBardanddidnotappreciatethewaythelightskeptflashingonandoff.

           "Willyoustopit!"shecriedonthethirdeveningofKreacher’sabsence,asalllightwassuckedfromthedrawingroomyetagain.

           "Sorry,sorry!"saidRon,clickingtheDeluminatorandrestoringthelights."Idon’tknowI’mdoingit!"

           "Well,can’tyoufindsomethingusefultooccupyyourself?"

           "What,likereadingkids’stories?"

           "Dumbledoreleftmethisbook,Ron"

           "andheleftmetheDeluminator,maybeI’msupposedtouseit!"

           Unabletostandthebickering,Harryslippedoutoftheroomunnoticedbyeitherofthem.Heheadeddownstairstowardthekitchen,whichhekeptvisitingbecausehewassurethatwaswhereKreacherwasmostlikelytoreappear.Halfwaydowntheflightofstairsintothehall,however,heheardataponthefrontdoor,thenmetallicclicksandthegrindingofthechain.

           Everynerveinhisbodyseemedtotauten:Hepulledouthiswand,movedintotheshadowsbesidethedecapitatedelfheads,andwaited.Thedooropened:Hesawaglimpseofthelamplitsquareoutside,andacloakedfigureedgedintothehallandclosedthedoorbehindit.

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