jkrowling.harrypotterandgf-第95章

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　　　〃Look　after　Gabrielle；〃　she　told　her；　and　then　she　turned　to　Harry。　〃You　saved　'er；〃　she　said　breathlessly。　〃Even　though　she　was　not　your　'ostage。〃
　　　〃Yeah；〃　said　Harry；　who　was　now　heartily　wishing　he'd　left　all　three　girls　tied　to　the　statue。
　　　Fleur　bent　down；　kissed　Harry　twice　on　each　cheek　（he　felt　his　face　burn　and　wouldn't　have　been　surprised　if　steam　was　ing　out　of　his　ears　again）；　then　said　to　Ron；　〃And　you　too…you　'elped…〃
　　　〃Yeah；〃　said　Ron；　looking　extremely　hopeful；　〃yeah；　a　bit…〃
　　　Fleur　swooped　down　on　him　too　and　kissed　him。　Hermione　looked　simply　furious；　but　just　then；　Ludo　Bagman's　magically　magnified　voice　boomed　out　beside　them；　making　them　all　jump；　and　causing　the　crowd　in　the　stands　to　go　very　quiet。
　　　〃Ladies　and　gentlemen；　we　have　reached　our　decision。　Merchieftainess　Murcus　has　told　us　exactly　what　happened　at　the　bottom　of　the　lake；　and　we　have　therefore　decided　to　award　marks　out　of　fifty　for　each　of　the　champions；　as　follows。。。
　　　〃Fleur　Delacour；　though　she　demonstrated　excellent　use　of　the　Bubble…Head　Charm；　was　attacked　by　grindylows　as　she　approached　her　goal；　and　failed　to　retrieve　her　hostage。　We　award　her　twenty…five　points。〃
　　　Applause　from　the　stands。
　　　〃I　deserved　zero；〃　said　Fleur　throatily；　shaking　her　magnificent　head。
　　　〃Cedric　Diggory；　who　also　used　the　Bubble…Head　Charm；　was　first　to　return　with　his　hostage；　though　he　returned　one　minute　outside　the　time　limit　of　an　hour。〃　Enormous　cheers　from　the　Hufflepuffs　in　the　crowd；　Harry　saw　Cho　give　Cedric　a　glowing　look。　〃We　therefore　award　him　forty…seven　points。〃
　　　Harrys　heart　sank。　If　Cedric　had　been　outside　the　time　limit；　he　most　certainly　had　been。
　　　〃Viktor　Krum　used　an　inplete　form　of　Transfiguration；　which　was　nevertheless　effective；　and　was　second　to　return　with　his　hostage。　We　award　him　forty　points。〃
　　　Karkaroff　clapped　particularly　hard；　looking　very　superior。
　　　〃Harry　Potter　used　gillyweed　to　great　effect；〃　Bagman　continued。　〃He　returned　last；　and　well　outside　the　time　limit　of　an　hour。　However；　the　Merchieftainess　informs　us　that　Mr。　Potter　was　first　to　reach　the　hostages；　and　that　the　delay　in　his　return　was　due　to　his　determination　to　return　all　hostages　to　safety；　not　merely　his　own。〃
　　　Ron　and　Hermione　both　gave　Harry　half…exasperated；　half…miserating　looks。
　　　〃Most　of　the　judges；〃　and　here；　Bagman　gave　Karkaroff　a　very　nasty　look；　〃feel　that　this　shows　moral　fiber　and　merits　full　marks。　However。。。　Mr。　Potter's　score　is　forty…five　points。〃
　　　Harry's　stomach　leapt…he　was　now　tying　for　first　place　with　Cedric。　Ron　and　Hermione；　caught　by　surprise；　stared　at　Harry；　then　laughed　and　started　applauding　hard　with　the　rest　of　the　crowd。
　　　〃There　you　go。　Harry！〃　Ron　shouted　over　the　noise。　〃You　weren't　being　thick　after　all…you　were　showing　moral　fiber！〃
　　　Fleur　was　clapping　very　hard　too；　but　Krum　didn't　look　happy　at　all。　He　attempted　to　engage　Hermione　in　conversation　again；　but　she　was　too　busy　cheering　Harry　to　listen。
　　　〃The　third　and　final　task　will　take　place　at　dusk　on　the　twenty…fourth　of　June；〃　continued　Bagman。　〃The　champions　will　be　notified　of　what　is　ing　precisely　one　month　beforehand。　Thank　you　all　for　your　support　of　the　champions。〃
　　　It　was　over。　Harry　thought　dazedly；　as　Madam　Pomfrey　began　herding　the　champions　and　hostages　back　to　the　castle　to　get　into　dry　clothes　。。。it　was　over；　he　had　got　through　。。。he　didn't　have　to　worry　about　anything　now　until　June　the　twenty…fourth。。。
　　　Next　time　he　was　in　Hogsmeade；　Harry　decided　as　he　walked　back　up　the　stone　steps　into　the　castle；　he　was　going　to　buy　Dobby　a　pair　of　socks　for　every　day　of　the　year。
　　　
　　　
　　　CHAPTER　TWENTY…SEVEN
　　　PADFOOT　RETURNS
　　　
　　　One　of　the　best　things　about　the　aftermath　of　the　second　task　was　that　everybody　was　very　keen　to　hear　details　of　what　had　happened　down　in　the　lake；　which　meant　that　Ron　was　getting　to　share　Harry's　limelight　for　once。　Harry　noticed　that　Ron's　version　of　events　changed　subtly　with　every　retelling。　At　first；　he　gave　what　seemed　to　be　the　truth；　it　tallied　with　Hermione's　story；　anyway…Dumbledore　had　put　all　the　hostages　into　a　bewitched　sleep　in　Professor　McGonagall's　office；　first　assuring　them　that　they　would　be　quite　safe；　and　would　awake　when　they　were　back　above　the　water。　One　week　later；　however；　Ron　was　telling　a　thrilling　tale　of　kidnap　in　which　he　struggled　single…handedly　against　fifty　heavily　armed　merpeople　who　had　to　beat　him　into　submission　before　tying　him　up。
　　　〃But　I　had　my　wand　hidden　up　my　sleeve；〃　he　assured　Padma　Patil；　who　seemed　to　be　a　lot　keener　on　Ron　now　that　he　was　getting　so　much　attention　and　was　making　a　point　of　talking　to　him　every　time　they　passed　in　the　corridors。　〃I　could've　taken　those　mer…idiots　any　time　I　wanted。〃
　　　〃What　were　you　going　to　do；　snore　at　them？〃　said　Hermione　waspishly。　People　had　been　teasing　her　so　much　about　being　the　thing　that　Viktor　Krum　would　most　miss　that　she　was　in　a　rather　tetchy　mood。
　　　Ron's　ears　went　red；　and　thereafter；　he　reverted　to　the　bewitched　sleep　version　of　events。
　　　As　they　entered　March　the　weather　became　drier；　but　cruel　winds　skinned　their　hands　and　faces　every　time　they　went　out　onto　the　grounds。　There　were　delays　in　the　post　because　the　owls　kept　being　blown　off　course。　The　brown　owl　that　Harry　had　sent　to　Sirius　with　the　dates　of　the　Hogsmeade　weekend　turned　up　at　breakfast　on　Friday　morning　with　half　its　feathers　sticking　up　the　wrong　way；　Harry　had　no　sooner　torn　off　Sirius's　reply　than　it　took　flight；　clearly　afraid　it　was　going　to　be　sent　outside　again。
　　　Sirius's　letter　was　almost　as　short　as　the　previous　one。
　　　
　　　Be　at　stile　at　end　of　road　out　of　Hogsmeade　（past　Dervish　and
　　　Banges）　at　two　o'clock　on　Saturday　afternoon。　Bring　as　much
　　　food　as　you　can。
　　　
　　　〃He　hasn't　e　back　to　Hogsmeade？〃　said　Ron　incredulously。
　　　〃It　looks　like　it；　doesn't　it？〃　said　Hermione。
　　　〃I　can't　believe　him；〃　said　Harry　tensely；　〃if　he's　caught。。。〃
　　　〃Made　it　so　far；　though；　hasn't　he？〃　said　Ron。　〃And　it's　not　like　the　place　is　swarming　with　dementors　anymore。〃
　　　Harry　folded　up　the　letter；　thinking。　If　he　was　honest　with　himself；　he　really　wanted　to　see　Sirius　again。　He　therefore　approached　the　final　lesson　of　the　afternoon…double　Potions…feeling　considerably　more　cheerful　than　he　usually　did　when　descending　the　steps　to　the　dungeons。
　　　Malfoy；　Crabbe；　and　Goyle　were　standing　in　a　huddle　outside　the　classroom　door　with　Pansy　Parkinson's　gang　of　Slytherin　girls。　All　of　them　were　looking　at　something　Harry　couldn't　see　and　sniggering　heartily。　Pansys　pug…like　face　peered　excitedly　around　Goyle's　broad　back　as　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　approached。
　　　〃There　they　are；　there　they　are！〃　she　giggled；　and　the　knot　of　Slytherins　broke　apart。　Harry　saw　that　Pansy　had　a　magazine　in　her　hands…Witch　Weekly。　The　moving　picture　on　the　front　showed　a　curly…haired　witch　who　was　smiling　toothily　and　pointing　at　a　large　sponge　cake　with　her　wand。
　　　〃You　might　find　something　to　interest　you　in　there；　Granger！〃　Pansy　said　loudly；　and　she　threw　the　magazine　at　Hermione；　who　caught　it；　looking　startled。　At　that　moment；　the　dungeon　door　opened；　and　Snape　beckoned　them　all　inside。
　　　Hermione；　Harry；　and　Ron　headed　for　a　table　at　the　back　of　the　dungeon　as　usual。　Once　Snape　had　turned　his　back　on　them　to　write　up　the　ingredients　of　todays　potion　on　the　blackboard；　Hermione　hastily　rifled　through　the　magazine　under　the　desk。　At　last；　in　the　center　pages；　Hermione　found　what　they　were　looking　for。　Harry　and　Ron　leaned　in　closer。　A　color　photograph　of　Harry　headed　a　short　piece　entitled：
　　　
　　　Harry　Potter's　Secret　Heartache
　　　
　　　A　boy　like　no　other；　perhaps…yet　a　boy　suffering　all　the　usual　pangs　of　adolescence；　writes　Rita　Skeeter。　Deprived　of　love　since　the　tragic　demise
　　　of　his　parents；　fourteen…year…old　Harry　Potter　thought　he　had　found　solace　in　his　steady　girlfriend　at　Hogwarts；　Muggle…born　Hermione　Granger。　Little　did　he　know　that　he　would　shortly　be　suffering　yet　another　emotional　blow　in　a　life　already　littered　with　personal　loss。
　　　Miss　Granger；　a　plain　but　ambitious　girl；　seems　to　have　a　taste　for　famous　wizards　that　Harry　alone　cannot　satisfy。　Since　the　arrival　at　Hogwar