jkrowling.harrypotterandgf-第66章

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Outside？〃
　　　〃Er。。。　yes；〃　said　Harry　blankly；　and　he　got　up　and　went　out　of　the　tent　with　Bagman；　who　walked　him　a　short　distance　away；　into　the　trees；　and　then　turned　to　him　with　a　fatherly　expression　on　his　face。
　　　〃Feeling　all　right；　Harry？　Anything　I　can　get　you？〃
　　　〃What？〃　said　Harry。　〃I…no；　nothing。〃
　　　〃Got　a　plan？〃　said　Bagman；　lowering　his　voice　conspiratorially。　〃Because　I　don't　mind　sharing　a　few　pointers；　if　you'd　like　them；　you　know。　I　mean；〃　Bagman　continued；　lowering　his　voice　still　further；　〃you're　the　underdog　here；　Harry。。。　Anything　I　can　do　to　help。。。〃
　　　〃No；〃　said　Harry　so　quickly　he　knew　he　had　sounded　rude；　〃no…I…I　know　what　I'm　going　to　do；　thanks。〃
　　　〃Nobody　would　know；　Harry；〃　said　Bagman；　winking　at　him。
　　　〃No；　I'm　fine；〃　said　Harry；　wondering　why　he　kept　telling　people　this；　and　wondering　whether　he　had　ever　been　less　fine。　〃I've　got　a　plan　worked　out；　I…〃
　　　A　whistle　had　blown　somewhere。
　　　〃Good　lord；　I've　got　to　run！〃　said　Bagman　in　alarm；　and　he　hurried　off。
　　　Harry　walked　back　to　the　tent　and　saw　Cedric　emerging　from　it；　greener　than　ever。　Harry　tried　to　wish　him　luck　as　he　walked　past；　but　all　that　came　out　of　his　mouth　was　a　sort　of　hoarse　grunt。
　　　Harry　went　back　inside　to　Fleur　and　Krum。　Seconds　hater；　they　heard　the　roar　of　the　crowd；　which　meant　Cedric　had　entered　the　enclosure　and　was　now　face…to…face　with　the　living　counterpart　of　his　model。
　　　It　was　worse　than　Harry　could　ever　have　imagined；　sitting　there　and　listening。　The　crowd　screamed。。。　yelled。。。　gasped　like　a　single　many…headed　entity；　as　Cedric　did　whatever　he　was　doing　to　get　past　the　Swedish　Short…Snout。　Krum　was　still　staring　at　the　ground。　Fleur　had　now　taken　to　retracing　Cedric's　steps；　around　and　around　the　tent。　And　Bagman's　mentary　made　everything　much；　much　worse。。。　Horrible　pictures　formed　in　Harry's　mind　as　he　heard：　〃Oooh；　narrow　miss　there；　very　narrow〃。。。　〃He's　taking　risks；　this　one！〃。。。　〃Clever　move…pity　it　didn't　work！〃
　　　And　then；　after　about　fifteen　minutes；　Harry　heard　the　deafening　roar　that　could　mean　only　one　thing：　Cedric　had　gotten　past　his　dragon　and　captured　the　golden　egg。
　　　〃Very　good　indeed！〃　Bagman　was　shouting。　〃And　now　the　marks　from　the　judges！〃
　　　But　he　didn't　shout　out　the　marks；　Harry　supposed　the　judges　were　holding　them　up　and　showing　them　to　the　crowd。
　　　〃One　down；　three　to　go！〃　Bagman　yelled　as　the　whistle　blew　again。　〃Miss　Delacour；　if　you　please！〃
　　　Fleur　was　trembling　from　head　to　foot；　Harry　felt　more　warmly　toward　her　than　he　had　done　so　far　as　she　heft　the　tent　with　her　head　held　high　and　her　hand　clutching　her　wand。　He　and　Krum　were　left　alone；　at　opposite　sides　of　the　tent；　avoiding　each　other's　gaze。
　　　The　same　process　started　again。。。　〃Oh　I'm　not　sure　that　was　wise！〃　they　could　hear　Bagman　shouting　gleefully。　〃Oh。。。　nearly！　Careful　now。。。　good　lord；　I　thought　she'd　had　it　then！〃
　　　Ten　minutes　later；　Harry　heard　the　crowd　erupt　into　applause　once　more。。。　Fleur　must　have　been　successful　too。　A　pause；　while　Fleur's　marks　were　being　shown。。。　more　clapping。。。　then；　for　the　third　time；　the　whistle。
　　　〃And　here　es　Mr。　Krum！〃　cried　Bagman；　and　Krum　slouched　out；　leaving　Harry　quite　alone。
　　　He　felt　much　more　aware　of　his　body　than　usual；　very　aware　of　the　way　his　heart　was　pumping　fast；　and　his　fingers　tingling　with　fear。。。　yet　at　the　same　time；　he　seemed　to　be　outside　himself；　seeing　the　walls　of　the　tent；　and　hearing　the　crowd；　as　though　from　far　away。
　　　〃Very　daring！〃　Bagman　was　yelling；　and　Harry　heard　the　Chinese　Fireball　emit　a　horrible；　roaring　shriek；　while　the　crowd　drew　its　collective　breath。　〃That's　some　nerve　he's　showing…and…yes；　he's　got　the　egg！〃
　　　Applause　shattered　the　wintery　air　like　breaking　glass；　Krum　had　finished…it　would　be　Harry's　turn　any　moment。
　　　He　stood　up；　noticing　dimly　that　his　legs　seemed　to　be　made　of　marshmallow。　He　waited。　And　then　he　heard　the　whistle　blow。　He　walked　out　through　the　entrance　of　the　tent；　the　panic　rising　into　a　crescendo　inside　him。　And　now　he　was　walking　past　the　trees；　through　a　gap　in　the　enclosure　fence。
　　　He　saw　everything　in　front　of　him　as　though　it　was　a　very　highly　colored　dream。　There　were　hundreds　and　hundreds　of　faces　staring　down　at　him　from　stands　that　had　been　magicked　there　since　he'd　last　stood　on　this　spot。　And　there　was　the　Horntail；　at　the　other　end　of　the　enclosure；　crouched　low　over　her　clutch　of　eggs；　her　wings　half…furled；　her　evil；　yellow　eyes　upon　him；　a　monstrous；　scaly；　black　lizard；　thrashing　her　spiked　tail；　heaving　yard…long　gouge　marks　in　the　hard　ground。　The　crowd　was　making　a　great　deal　of　noise；　but　whether　friendly　or　not；　Harry　didn't　know　or　care。　It　was　time　to　do　what　he　had　to　do。。。　to　focus　his　mind；　entirely　and　absolutely；　upon　the　thing　that　was　his　only　chance。
　　　He　raised　his　wand。
　　　〃Accio　Firebolt！〃　he　shouted。
　　　Harry　waited；　every　fiber　of　him　hoping；　praying。。。　If　it　hadn't　worked。。。　if　it　wasn't　ing。。。　He　seemed　to　be　looking　at　everything　around　him　through　some　sort　of　shimmering；　transparent　barrier；　like　a　heat　haze；　which　made　the　enclosure　and　the　hundreds　of　faces　around　him　swim　strangely。。。
　　　And　then　he　heard　it；　speeding　through　the　air　behind　him；　he　turned　and　saw　his　Firebolt　hurtling　toward　him　around　the　edge　of　the　woods；　soaring　into　the　enclosure；　and　stopping　dead　in　midair　beside　him；　waiting　for　him　to　mount。　The　crowd　was　making　even　more　noise。。。　Bagman　was　shouting　something。。。　but　Harry's　ears　were　not　working　properly　anymore。。。　listening　wasn't　important。。。
　　　He　swung　his　leg　over　the　broom　and　kicked　off　from　the　ground。　And　a　second　later；　something　miraculous　happened。。。
　　　As　he　soared　upward；　as　the　wind　rushed　through　his　hair；　as　the　crowd's　faces　became　mere　flesh…colored　pinpnicks　below；　and　the　Horntail　shrank　to　the　size　of　a　dog；　he　realized　that　he　had　heft　not　only　the　ground　behind；　but　also　his　fear。。。　He　was　back　where　he　belonged。。。
　　　This　was　just　another　Quidditch　match；　that　was　all。。。　just　another　Quidditch　match；　and　that　Horntail　was　just　another　ugly　opposing　team。
　　　He　looked　down　at　the　clutch　of　eggs　and　spotted　the　gold　one；　gleaming　against　its　cement…colored　fellows；　residing　safely　between　the　dragon's　front　legs。　〃Okay；〃　Harry　told　himself；　〃diversionary　tactics。。。　let's　go。。。〃
　　　He　dived。　The　Horntail's　head　followed　him；　he　knew　what　it　was　going　to　do　and　pulled　out　of　the　dive　just　in　time；　a　jet　of　fire　had　been　released　exactly　where　he　would　have　been　had　he　not　swerved　away。。。　but　Harry　didn't　care。。。　that　was　no　more　than　dodging　a　Bludger。
　　　〃Great　Scott；　he　can　fly！〃　yelled　Bagman　as　the　crowd　shrieked　and　gasped。　〃Are　you　watching　this；　Mr。　Krum？〃
　　　Harry　soared　higher　in　a　circle；　the　Horntail　was　still　following　his　progress；　its　head　revolving　on　its　long　neck…if　he　kept　this　up；　it　would　be　nicely　dizzy…but　better　not　push　it　too　long；　or　it　would　be　breathing　fire　again…
　　　Harry　plummeted　just　as　the　Horntail　opened　its　mouth；　but　this　time　he　was　less　lucky…he　missed　the　flames；　but　the　tail　came　whipping　up　to　meet　him　instead；　and　as　he　swerved　to　the　left；　one　of　the　long　spikes　grazed　his　shoulder；　ripping　his　robes…
　　　He　could　feel　it　stinging；　he　could　hear　screaming　and　groans　from　the　crowd；　but　the　cut　didn't　seem　to　be　deep。。。　Now　he　zoomed　around　the　back　of　the　Horntail；　and　a　possibility　occurred　to　him。。。
　　　The　Horntail　didn't　seem　to　want　to　take　off；　she　was　too　protective　of　her　eggs。　Though　she　writhed　and　twisted；　furling　and　unfurling　her　wings　and　keeping　those　fearsome　yellow　eyes　on　Harry；　she　was　afraid　to　move　too　far　from　them。。。　but　he　had　to　persuade　her　to　do　it；　or　he'd　never　get　near　them。。。　The　trick　was　to　do　it　carefully；　gradually。。。
　　　He　began　to　fly；　first　this　way；　then　the　other；　not　near　enough　to　make　her　breathe　fire　to　stave　him　off；　but　still　posing　a　sufficient　threat　to　ensure　she　kept　her　eyes　on　him。　Her　head　swayed　this　way　and　that；　watching　him　out　of　those　vertical　pupils；　her　fangs　bared。。。
　　　He　flew　higher。　The　Horntail's　head　rose　with　him；　her　neck　now　stretched　to　its　fullest　extent；　still　swaying；　hike　a　snake　before　its　charmer。。。
　　　Harry　rose　a　few　more　feet；　and　she　let　out