Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Man with Two Faces
ItwasdeckedoutintheSlytherincolorsofgreenandsilvertocelebrateSlytherin’swinningthehousecupfortheseventhyearinarow. AhugebannershowingtheSlytherinserpentcoveredthewallbehindtheHighTable.
WhenHarrywalkedintherewasasuddenhush,andtheneverybodystartedtalkingloudlyatonce. HeslippedintoaseatbetweenRonandHermioneattheGryffindortableandtriedtoignorethefactthatpeoplewerestandinguptolookathim.
Fortunately,Dumbledorearrivedmomentslater. Thebabblediedaway.
"Anotheryeargone! "Dumbledoresaidcheerfully. "AndImusttroubleyouwithanoldman’swheezingwafflebeforewesinkourteethintoourdeliciousfeast. Whatayearithasbeen! Hopefullyyourheadsareallalittlefullerthantheywere...youhavethewholesummeraheadtogetthemniceandemptybeforenextyearstarts...
"Now,asIunderstandit,thehousecuphereneedsawarding,andthepointsstandthus: Infourthplace,Gryffindor,withthreehundredandtwelvepoints; inthird,Hufflepuff,withthreehundredandfifty-two; Ravenclawhasfourhundredandtwenty-sixandSlytherin,fourhundredandseventy-two."
AstormofcheeringandstampingbrokeoutfromtheSlytherintable. HarrycouldseeDracoMalfoybanginghisgobletonthetable. Itwasasickeningsight.
"Yes,Yes,welldone,Slytherin,"saidDumbledore. "However,recenteventsmustbetakenintoaccount."
Theroomwentverystill. TheSlytherins’smilesfadedalittle.
"Ahem,"saidDumbledore. "Ihaveafewlast-minutepointstodishout. Letmesee. Yes...
