Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Forbidden Forest
"GotoDumbledore.That’swhatweshouldhavedoneagesago.Ifwetryanythingourselveswe’llbethrownoutforsure."
"Butwe’vegotnoproof!"saidHarry."Quirrell’stooscaredtobackusup.Snape’sonlygottosayhedoesn’tknowhowthetrollgotinatHalloweenandthathewasnowherenearthethirdfloor—whodoyouthinkthey’llbelieve,himorus? It’snotexactlyasecretwehatehim,Dumbledore’llthinkwemadeituptogethimsacked. Filchwouldn’thelpusifhislifedependedonit,he’stoofriendlywithSnape,andthemorestudentsgetthrownout,thebetter,he’llthink.Anddon’tforget,we’renotsupposedtoknowabouttheStoneorFluffy.That’lltakealotofexplaining."
Hermionelookedconvinced,butRondidn’t.
"Ifwejustdoabitofpokingaround—"
"No,"saidHarryflatly,"we’vedoneenoughpokingaround."
HepulledamapofJupitertowardhimandstartedtolearnthenamesofitsmoons.
Thefollowingmorning,notesweredeliveredtoHarry,Hermione,andNevilleatthebreakfasttable.Theywereallthesame:
Yourdetentionwilltakeplaceateleveno’clocktonight.
MeetMr.Filchintheentrancehall.
ProfessorMcGonagall
Harryhadforgottentheystillhaddetentionstodointhefuroroverthepointsthey’dlost. HehalfexpectedHermionetocomplainthatthiswasawholenightofstudyinglost,butshedidn’tsayaword.LikeHarry,shefelttheydeservedwhatthey’dgot.
