Гарри медлил. Он знал, что это дорого может ему обойтись. Знал, что из-за его скорости или промедления решится судьба – будет ли его факультет гордо праздновать победу или будет растоптан, унижен, осмеян недругом. Возможно, ему стоило бросить притворное спокойствие и сделать это сейчас… Всего лишь протянуть руку… Достать, дотянуться… Крепко схватить… Но он медлил. Это была игра. Жестокая игра, проверяющая, чьи чувства острее, чье сердце отчаянней, а воля крепче… Он ждал. Выгадывал мгновение, когда соперник даст слабину, ошибется, упустит миг… Тогда скорость решит все… Время ожидания длилось будто вечно…
…Наконец, он дождался. Снейп отвернулся. Гарри облегченно вздохнул и потянулся за шпаргалкой
Название: Это любовь!
Пихаясь и толкаясь, Рон, Невилл и Гарри боролись за право обладания замочной скважиной Гермиониной комнаты. Возбужденным шепотом они делились впечатлениями.
– Это любовь, это точно!
– Это любовь...
– Ну да, конечно!
И вдруг...
– Что здесь происходит? – возмутился Снейп. – У вас неизлечимый вуайеризм? Или просто разжижение мозгов?
Молчание было ему ответом.
– По тридцать баллов с каждого и неделя отработок. Вон отсюда!
Парней как ветром сдуло. Снейп задумчиво посмотрел на замочную скважину, сквозь которую пробивался тоненький луч света. Что же делает мисс Грейнджер в три часа ночи? Не выдержав искушения, он заглянул внутрь.
Высунув от усердия язык, сосредоточенная Гермиона писала пятифутовое эссе по зельям.
Fred and George Weasley now came into the hall, spotted Harry, and hurried over.
"Well done," said George in a low voice. "Wood told us. We're on the team too -- Beaters."
"I tell you, we're going to win that Quidditch cup for sure this year," said Fred. "We haven't won since Charlie left, but this year's team is going to be brilliant. You must be good, Harry, Wood was almost skipping when he told us."
"Anyway, we've got to go, Lee Jordan reckons he's found a new secret passageway out of the school."
"Bet it's that one behind the statue of Gregory the Smarmy that we found in our first week. See you."
Fred and George had hardly disappeared when someone far less welcome turned up: Malfoy, flanked by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Don't worry, the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers - I mean, they're like a pair of human Bludgers themselves."
"Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea."
"Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin. "Once --"
"Or twice --"
"A minute --"
"All summer --"
"Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect.
"How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?" said one of the twins.
"Because he's a prefect," said their mother fondly. "All right, dear,
well, have a good term -- send me an owl when you get there."
She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins.
"Now, you two -- this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've -- you've blown up a toilet or --"
"Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."
"Great idea though, thanks, Mom."
"It's not funny. And look after Ron."
"Don't worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us."
"Shut up," said Ron again. He was almost as tall as the twins already and his nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it.
"Hey, Mom, guess what? Guess who we just met on the train?"
Harry leaned back quickly so they couldn't see him looking.
"You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Know who he is?"
"Who?"
"Harry Potter!"
Harry heard the little girl's voice.
"Oh, Mom, can I go on the train and see him, Mom, eh please...."
"You've already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn't something you goggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?"
"Asked him. Saw his scar. It's really there - like lightning."
"Poor dear - no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform."
"Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?"
Their mother suddenly became very stern.
"I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don't you dare. As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school."
"All right, keep your hair on."
A whistle sounded.
"Hurry up!" their mother said, and the three boys clambered onto the train. They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry.
Так надо это запомнить! Учится легче,чем работать! По крайней мере последний год в школе можно отучиться в свое удовольствие,главное не забыть это до 1 сентября.
Не заставляйте детей ложиться спать, они становятся на день взрослее.
Догадки женщин гораздо точнее,чем несомненные факты мужчин.
• Драко Малфой:
- Я - вообще ангел во плоти, просто крылья в стирке и нимб на подзарядке.
Фразу Фреда и Джорджа!
"Fred, you next," the plump woman said.
"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"
"Sorry, George, dear."
"Only joking, I am Fred," said the boy, and off he went. His twin called after him to hurry up, and he must have done so, because a second later, he had gone -- but how had he done it?
"Want a hand?" It was one of the red-haired twins he'd followed through the barrier.
"Yes, please," Harry panted.
"Oy, Fred! C'mere and help!"
With the twins' help, Harry's trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment.
"Thanks," said Harry, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes.
"What's that?" said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry's
lightning scar.
"Blimey," said the other twin. "Are you
"He is," said the first twin. "Aren't you?" he added to Harry.
"What?" said Harry.
"Harry Potter, "chorused the twins.
"Oh, him," said Harry. "I mean, yes, I am."
The two boys gawked at him, and Harry felt himself turning red. Then, to his relief, a voice came floating in through the train's open door.
"Fred? George? Are you there?"
"Coming, Mom."
With a last look at Harry, the twins hopped off the train.