jkrowling.harrypotterandgf-第21部分

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he　scene　at　the　campsite　through　a　gap　in　the　trees。
　　　Ron　told　Malfoy　to　do　something　that　Harry　knew　he　would　never　have　dared　say　in　front　of　Mrs。　Weasley。
　　　〃Language；　Weasley；〃　said　Malfoy；　his　pale　eyes　glittering。　〃Hadn't　you　better　be　hurrying　along；　now？　You　wouldn't　like　her　spotted；　would　you？〃
　　　He　nodded　at　Hermione；　and　at　the　same　moment；　a　blast　like　a　bomb　sounded　from　the　campsite；　and　a　flash　of　green　light　momentarily　lit　the　trees　around　them。
　　　〃What's　that　supposed　to　mean？〃　said　Hermione　defiantly。　〃Granger；　they're　after　Muggles；　〃said　Malfoy。　〃D'you　want　to　be　showing　off　your　knickers　in　midair？　Because　if　you　do；　hang　around。。。　they're　moving　this　way；　and　it　would　give　us　all　a　laugh。〃
　　　〃Hermione's　a　witch；〃　Harry　snarled。
　　　〃Have　it　your　own　way；　Potter；〃　said　Malfoy；　grinning　maliciously。　〃If　you　think　they　can't　spot　a　Mudblood；　stay　where　you　are。〃
　　　〃You　watch　your　mouth！〃　shouted　Ron。　Everybody　present　knew　that　〃Mudblood〃　was　a　very　offensive　term　for　a　witch　or　wizard　of　Muggle　parentage。
　　　〃Never　mind；　Ron；〃　said　Hermione　quickly；　seizing　Ron's　arm　to　restrain　him　as　he　took　a　step　toward　Malfoy。
　　　There　came　a　bang　from　the　other　side　of　the　trees　that　was　louder　than　anything　they　had　heard。　Several　people　nearby　screamed。　Malfoy　chuckled　softly。
　　　〃Scare　easily；　don't　they？〃　he　said　lazily。　〃I　suppose　your　daddy　told　you　all　to　hide？　What's　he　up　to…trying　to　rescue　the　Muggles？〃
　　　〃Where're　your　parents？〃　said　Harry；　his　temper　rising。　〃Out　there　wearing　masks；　are　they？〃
　　　Malfoy　turned　his　face　to　Harry；　still　smiling。
　　　〃Well。。。　if　they　were；　I　wouldn't　be　likely　to　tell　you；　would　I；　Potter？〃
　　　〃Oh　e　on；〃　said　Hermione；　with　a　disgusted　look　at　Malfoy；　〃let's　go　and　find　the　others。〃
　　　〃Keep　that　big　bushy　head　down；　Granger；〃　sneered　Malfoy。
　　　〃e　on；〃　Hermione　repeated；　and　she　pulled　Harry　and　Ron　up　the　path　again。
　　　〃I'll　bet　you　anything　his　dad　is　one　of　that　masked　lot！〃　said　Ron　hotly。
　　　〃Well；　with　any　luck；　the　Ministry　will　catch　him！〃　said　Hermione　fervently。　〃Oh　I　can't　believe　this。　Where　have　the　others　got　to？〃
　　　Fred；　George；　and　Ginny　were　nowhere　to　be　seen；　though　the　path　was　packed　with　plenty　of　other　people；　all　looking　nervously　over　their　shoulders　toward　the　motion　back　at　the　campsite。　A　huddle　of　teenagers　in　pajamas　was　arguing　vociferously　a　little　way　along　the　path。　When　they　saw　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione；　a　girl　with　thick　curly　hair　turned　and　said　quickly；　〃Ou　est　Madame　Maxime？　Nous　l'avons　perdue…〃
　　　〃Er…what？〃　said　Ron。
　　　〃Oh。。。〃　The　girl　who　had　spoken　turned　her　back　on　him；　and　as　they　walked　on　they　distinctly　heard　her　say；　〃Ogwarts。〃
　　　〃Beauxbatons；〃　muttered　Hermione。
　　　〃Sorry？〃　said　Harry。
　　　〃They　must　go　to　Beauxbatons；〃　said　Hermione。　〃You　know。。。　Beauxbatons　Academy　of　Magic。。。　I　read　about　it　in　An　Appraisal　ofMagical　Education　in　Europe。〃
　　　〃Oh。。。　yeah。。。　right；〃　said　Harry。
　　　〃Fred　and　George　can't　have　gone　that　far；〃　said　Ron；　pulling　out　his　wand；　lighting　it　like　Hermione's；　and　squinting　up　the　path。　Harry　dug　in　the　pockets　of　his　jacket　for　his　own　wand…but　it　wasn't　there。　The　only　thing　he　could　find　was　his　Omnioculars。
　　　〃Ah；　no；　I　don't　believe　it。。。　I've　lost　my　wand！〃
　　　〃You're　kidding！〃
　　　Ron　and　Hermione　raised　their　wands　high　enough　to　spread　the　narrow　beams　of　light　farther　on　the　ground；　Harry　looked　all　around　him；　but　his　wand　was　nowhere　to　be　seen。
　　　〃Maybe　it's　back　in　the　tent；〃　said　Ron。
　　　〃Maybe　it　fell　out　of　your　pocket　when　we　were　running？〃　Hermione　suggested　anxiously。
　　　〃Yeah；〃　said　Harry；　〃maybe。。
　　　He　usually　kept　his　wand　with　him　at　all　times　in　the　wizarding　world；　and　finding　himself　without　it　in　the　midst　of　a　scene　like　this　made　him　feel　very　vulnerable。
　　　A　rustling　noise　nearby　made　all　three　of　them　jump。　Winky　the　house…elf　was　fighting　her　way　out　of　a　clump　of　bushes　nearby。　She　was　moving　in　a　most　peculiar　fashion；　apparently　with　great　difficulty；　it　was　as　though　someone　invisible　were　trying　to　hold　her　back。
　　　〃There　is　bad　wizards　about！〃　she　squeaked　distractedly　as　she　leaned　forward　and　labored　to　keep　running。　〃People　high…high　in　the　air！　Winky　is　getting　out　of　the　way！〃
　　　And　she　disappeared　into　the　trees　on　the　other　side　of　the　path；　panting　and　squeaking　as　she　fought　the　force　that　was　restraining　her。
　　　〃What's　up　with　her？〃　said　Ron；　looking　curiously　after　Winky。　〃Why　can't　she　run　properly？〃
　　　〃Bet　she　didn't　ask　permission　to　hide；〃　said　Harry。　He　was　thinking　of　Dobby：　Every　time　he　had　tried　to　do　something　the　Malfoys　wouldn't　like；　the　house…elf　had　been　forced　to　start　beating　himself　up。
　　　〃You　know；　house…elves　get　a　very　raw　deal！〃　said　Hermione　indignantly。　〃It's　slavery；　that's　what　it　is！　That　Mr。　Crouch　made　her　go　up　to　the　top　of　the　stadium；　and　she　was　terrified；　and　he's　got　her　bewitched　so　she　can't　even　run　when　they　start　trampling　tents！　Why　doesn't　anyone　do　something　about　it？〃
　　　〃Well；　the　elves　are　happy；　aren't　they？〃　Ron　said。　〃You　heard　old　Winky　back　at　the　match。。。　'House…elves　is　not　supposed　to　have　fun'。。。　that's　what　she　likes；　being　bossed　around。。。〃
　　　〃It's　people　like　you；　Ron；〃　Hermione　began　hotly；　〃who　prop　up　rotten　and　unjust　systems；　just　because　they're　too　lazy　to…〃
　　　Another　loud　bang　echoed　from　the　edge　of　the　wood。
　　　〃Let's　just　keep　moving；　shall　we？〃　said　Ron；　and　Harry　saw　him　glance　edgily　at　Hermione。　Perhaps　there　was　truth　in　what　Malfoy　had　said；　perhaps　Hermione　was　in　more　danger　than　they　were。　They　set　off　again；　Harry　still　searching　his　pockets；　even　though　he　knew　his　wand　wasn't　there。
　　　They　followed　the　dark　path　deeper　into　the　wood；　still　keeping　an　eye　out　for　Fred；　George；　and　Ginny。　They　passed　a　group　of　goblins　who　were　cackling　over　a　sack　of　gold　that　they　had　undoubtedly　won　betting　on　the　match；　and　who　seemed　quite　unperturbed　by　the　trouble　at　the　campsite。　Farther　still　along　the　path；　they　walked　into　a　patch　of　silvery　light；　and　when　they　looked　through　the　trees；　they　saw　three　tall　and　beautiful　veela　standing　in　a　clearing；　surrounded　by　a　gaggle　of　young　wizards；　all　of　whom　were　talking　very　loudly。
　　　〃I　pull　down　about　a　hundred　sacks　of　Galleons　a　year！〃　one　of　them　shouted。　〃I'm　a　dragon　killer　for　the　mittee　for　the　Disposal　of　Dangerous　Creatures。〃
　　　〃No；　you're　not！〃　yelled　his　friend。　〃You're　a　dishwasher　at　the　Leaky　Cauldron。。。　but　I'm　a　vampire　hunter；　I've　killed　about　ninety　so　far…〃
　　　A　third　young　wizard；　whose　pimples　were　visible　even　by　the　dim；　silvery　light　of　the　veela；　now　cut　in；　〃I'm　about　to　bee　the　youngest　ever　Minister　of　Magic；　I　am。〃
　　　Harry　snorted　with　laughter。　He　recognized　the　pimply　wizard：　His　name　was　Stan　Shunpike；　and　he　was　in　fact　a　conductor　on　the　triple…decker　Knight　Bus。　He　turned　to　tell　Ron　this；　but　Ron's　face　had　gone　oddly　slack；　and　next　second　Ron　was　yelling；　〃Did　I　tell　you　I've　invented　a　broomstick　that'll　reach　Jupiter？〃
　　　〃Honestly！〃　said　Hermione；　and　she　and　Harry　grabbed　Ron　firmly　by　the　arms；　wheeled　him　around；　and　marched　him　away。　By　the　time　the　sounds　of　the　veela　and　their　admirers　had　faded　pletely；　they　were　in　the　very　heart　of　the　wood。　They　seemed　to　be　alone　now；　everything　was　much　quieter。
　　　Harry　looked　around。　〃I　reckon　we　can　just　wait　here；　you　know。　We'll　hear　anyone　ing　a　mile　off。〃
　　　The　words　were　hardly　out　of　his　mouth；　when　Ludo　Bagman　emerged　from　behind　a　tree　right　ahead　of　them。
　　　Even　by　the　feeble　light　of　the　two　wands；　Harry　could　see　that　a　great　change　had　e　over　Bagman。　He　no　longer　looked　buoyant　and　rosy…faced；　there　was　no　more　spring　in　his　step。　He　looked　very　white　and　strained。
　　　〃Who's　that？〃　he　said；　blinking　down　at　them；　trying　to　make　out　their　faces。　〃What　are　you　doing　in　here；　all　alone？〃
　　　They　looked　at　one　another；　surprised。
　　　〃Well…there's　a　sort　of　riot　going　on；〃　said　Ron。
　　　Bagman　stared　at　him。
　　　〃What？〃
　　　〃At　the　campsite。。。　some　people　have　got　hold　of　a　family　of　Muggles。。。
　　　Bagman　swore　loudly。
　　　〃Damn　them！〃　he　said；　looking　quite　distracted；　and　without　another　word；　he　Disapparated　with　a　small　pop！
　　　〃Not　exactly　on　top　of　things；　Mr。　Bagman；　is　he？〃　said　Hermione；　frowning。
　　　〃He　was　a　great　Beater；　though；〃　said　Ron；　leading　the　way　off　the　path　into　a　small　clearing；　and　sitting　down　on　a　patch　of　dry　grass　at　the　foot　of　a　tree。　〃The　Wimbourne　Wasps　won　the　league　three　times　in　a　row　while　he　was　with　them。〃
　　　He　took　his　small　figure　of　Krum　out　of　his　pocket；　set　it　down　on　the　ground；　and　watched　it　walk　around。　Like　the　real　Krum；　the　model　was　slightly　duck…footed　and　round…shouldered；　much　less　impressive　on　his　splayed　feet　than　on　his　broomstick。　Harry　was　listening　for　noise　from　the　campsite。　Everything　seemed　much　quieter；　perhaps　the　riot　was　over。
　　　〃I　hope　the　others　are　okay；〃　said　Hermione　after　a　while。
　　　〃They'll　be　fine；〃　said　Ron。
　　　〃Imagine　if　your　dad　catches　Lucius　Malfoy；〃　said　Harry；　sitting　down　next　to　Ron　and　watching　the　small　figure　of　Krum　slouching　over　the　fallen　leaves。　〃He's　always　said　he'd　like　to　get　something　on　him。〃
　　　〃That'd　wipe　the　smirk　off　old　Draco's　face；　all　right；〃