Гарри Поттер и Дары Смерти

The Bribe

           Harrylookeddownathisfeet,thinkingofhisfather.WouldJameshavebackedHarryinwhathehadsaidtoLupin,orwouldhehavebeenangryathowhissonhadtreatedhisoldfriend?

           ThesilentkitchenseemedtohumwiththeshockoftherecentsceneandwithRonandHermione’sunspokenreproaches.TheDailyProphetLupinhadbroughtwasstilllyingonthetable,Harry’sownfacestaringupattheceilingfromthefrontpage.Hewalkedovertoitandsatdown,openedthepaperatrandom,andpretendedtoread.Hecouldnottakeinthewords;hismindwasstilltoofulloftheencounterwithLupin.HewassurethatRonandHermionehadresumedtheirsilentcommunicationsontheothersideoftheProphet.Heturnedapageloudly,andDumbledore’snameleaptoutathim.Itwasamomentortwobeforehetookinthemeaningofthephotograph,whichshowedafamilygroup.Beneaththephotographwerethewords:TheDumbledorefamily,lefttoright:Albus;Percival,holdingnewbornAriana;Kendra;andAberforth.

           Hisattentioncaught,Harryexaminedthepicturemorecarefully.Dumbledore’sfather,Percival,wasagood-lookingmanwitheyesthatseemedtotwinkleeveninthisfadedoldphotograph.Thebaby,Ariana,waslittlelongerthanaloafofbreadandnomoredistinctive-looking.Themother,Kendra,hadjet-blackhairpulledintoahighbun.Herfacehadacarvedqualityaboutit.HarrythoughtofphotosofNativeAmericanshe’dseenashestudiedherdarkeyes,highcheekbones,andstraightnose,formallycomposedaboveahigh-neckedsilkgown.

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