Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Man with Two Faces
"Thewholeschool’stalkingaboutit,"saidRon."Whatreallyhappened?"
Itwasoneofthoserareoccasionswhenthetruestoryisevenmorestrangeandexcitingthanthewildrumors.Harrytoldthemeverything:Quirrell;themirror;theStone;andVoldemort. RonandHermionewereaverygoodaudience;theygaspedinalltherightplaces,andwhenHarrytoldthemwhatwasunderQuirrell’sturban,Hermionescreamedoutloud.
"SotheStone’sgone?"saidRonfinally."Flamel’sjustgoingtodie?"
"That’swhatIsaid,butDumbledorethinksthat—whatwasit?—’tothewell-organizedmind,deathisbutthenextgreatadventure.’"
"Ialwayssaidhewasoffhisrocker,"saidRon,lookingquiteimpressedathowcrazyhisherowas.
"Sowhathappenedtoyoutwo?"saidHarry.
"Well,Igotbackallright,"saidHermione."IbroughtRonround—thattookawhile—andweweredashinguptotheowlerytocontactDumbledorewhenwemethimintheentrancehall—healreadyknew—hejustsaid,’Harry’sgoneafterhim,hasn’the?’andhurtledofftothethirdfloor."
"D’youthinkhemeantyoutodoit?"saidRon."Sendingyouyourfather’scloakandeverything?"
"Well,"Hermioneexploded,"ifhedid—Imeantosaythat’sterrible—youcouldhavebeenkilled."
"No,itisn’t,"saidHarrythoughtfully."He’safunnyman,Dumbledore.Ithinkhesortofwantedtogivemeachance.Ithinkheknowsmoreorlesseverythingthatgoesonhere,youknow.
