哈利波特7__哈利波特与死圣英文版-第11部分

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ed　in　the　plan。　You　might　have　been　an　impostor。〃
〃So　why　aren'　you　checkin'　me？〃　panted　Hagrid；　still　struggling　with　the　door。
〃You're　half…giant；〃　said　Lupin；　looking　up　at　Hagrid。　〃The　Polyjuice　Potion　is　designed　for　human　use　only。〃
〃None　of　the　Order　would　have　told　Voldemort　we　were　moving　tonight；〃　said　Harry。　The　idea　was　dreadful　to　him；　he　could　not　believe　it　of　any　of　them。　〃Voldemort
only　caught　up　with　me　toward　the　end；　he　didn't　know　which　one　I　was　in　the　beginning。　If　he'd　been　in　on　the　plan　he'd　have　known　from　the　start　I　was　the　one　with　Hagrid。〃
〃Voldemort　caught　up　with　you？〃　said　Lupin　sharply。　〃What　happened？　How　did　you　escape？〃
Harry　explained　how　the　Death　Eaters　pursuing　them　had　seemed　to　recognize　him　as　the　true　Harry；　how　they　had　abandoned　the　chase；　how　they　must　have　summoned　Voldemort；　who　had　appeared　just　before　he　and　Hagrid　had　reached　the　sanctuary　of　Tonks's　parents。
〃They　recognized　you？　But　how？　What　had　you　done？〃
〃I　。　。　。〃　Harry　tried　to　remember；　the　whole　journey　seemed　like　a　blur　of　panic　and　confusion。　〃I　saw　Stan　Shunpike　。　。　。　。　You　know；　the　bloke　who　was　the　conductor　on　the　Knight　Bus？　And　I　tried　to　Disarm　him　instead　of　…　well；　he　doesn't　know　what　he's　doing；　does　he？　He　must　be　Imperiused！〃
Lupin　looked　aghast。
〃Harry；　the　time　for　Disarming　is　past！　These　people　are　trying　to　capture　and　kill　you！　At　least　Stun　if　you　aren't　prepared　to　kill！〃
〃We　were　hundreds　of　feet　up！　Stan's　not　himself；　and　if　I　Stunned　him　and　he'd　fallen；　he'd　have　died　the　same　as　if　I'd　used　Avada　Kedavra！　Expelliarmus　saved　me　from　Voldemort　two　years　ago；〃　Harry　added　defiantly。　Lupin　was　reminding　him　of　the　sneering　Hufflepuff　Zacharias　Smith；　who　had　jeered　at　Harry　for　wanting　to　teach　Dumbledore's　Army　how　to　Disarm。
〃Yes；　Harry；〃　said　Lupin　with　painful　restraint；　〃and　a　great　number　of　Death　Eaters　witnessed　that　happening！　Forgive　me；　but　it　was　a　very　unusual　move　then；　under　the　imminent　threat　of　death。　Repeating　it　tonight　in　front　of　Death　Eaters　who　either　witnessed　or　heard　about　the　first　occasion　was　close　to　suicidal！〃
〃So　you　think　I　should　have　killed　Stan　Shunpike？〃　said　Harry　angrily。
〃Of　course　not；〃　said　Lupin；　〃but　the　Death　Eaters　…　frankly；　most　people！　…　would　have　expected　you　to　attack　back！　Expelliarmus　is　a　useful　spell；　Harry；　but　the　Death　Eaters　seem　to　think　it　is　your　signature　move；　and　I　urge　you　not　to　let　it　become　so！〃
Lupin　was　making　Harry　feel　idiotic；　and　yet　there　was　still　a　grain　of　defiance　inside　him。
〃I　won't　blast　people　out　of　my　way　just　because　they're　there；〃　said　Harry；　〃That's　Voldemort's　job。〃
Lupin's　retort　was　lost：　Finally　succeeding　in　squeezing　through　the　door；　Hagrid　staggered　to　a　chair　and　sat　down；　it　collapsed　beneath　him。　Ignoring　his　mingled　oaths　and　apologies；　Harry　addressed　Lupin　again。
〃Will　George　be　okay？〃
All　Lupin's　frustration　with　Harry　seemed　to　drain　away　at　the　question。
〃I　think　so；　although　there's　no　chance　of　replacing　his　ear；　not　when　it's　been　cursed　off　…〃
There　was　a　scuffling　from　outside。　Lupin　dived　for　the　back　door；　Harry　leapt　over　Hagrid's　legs　and　sprinted　into　the　yard。
Two　figures　had　appeared　in　the　yard；　and　as　Harry　ran　toward　them　he　realized　they　were　Hermione；　now　returning　to　her　normal　appearance；　and　Kingsley；　both　clutching　a　bent　coat　hanger；　Hermione　flung　herself　into　Harry's　arms；　but　Kingsley
showed　no　pleasure　at　the　sight　of　any　of　them。　Over　Hermione's　shoulder　Harry　saw　him　raise　his　wand　and　point　it　at　Lupin's　chest。
〃The　last　words　Albus　Dumbledore　spoke　to　the　pair　of　us！〃
〃'Harry　is　the　best　hope　we　have。　Trust　him；'〃　said　Lupin　calmly。
Kingsley　turned　his　wand　on　Harry；　but　Lupin　said；　〃It's　him；　I've　checked！〃
〃All　right；　all　right！〃　said　Kingsley；　stowing　his　wand　back　beneath　his　cloak；　〃But　somebody　betrayed　us！　They　knew；　they　knew　it　was　tonight！〃
〃So　it　seems；〃　replied　Lupin；　〃but　apparently　they　did　not　realize　that　there　would　be　seven　Harrys。〃
〃Small　comfort！〃　snarled　Kingsley。　〃Who　else　is　back？〃
〃Only　Harry；　Hagrid；　George；　and　me。〃
Hermione　stifled　a　little　moan　behind　her　hand。
〃What　happened　to　you？〃　Lupin　asked　Kingsley。
〃Followed　by　five；　injured　two；　might've　killed　one；〃　Kingsley　reeled　off；　〃and　we　saw　You…Know…Who　as　well；　he　joined　the　chase　halfway　through　but　vanished　pretty　quickly。　Remus；　he　can　…〃
〃Fly；〃　supplied　Harry。　〃I　saw　him　too；　he　came　after　Hagrid　and　me。〃
〃So　that's　why　he　left；　to　follow　you！〃　said　Kingsley；　〃I　couldn't　understand　why　he'd　vanished。　But　what　made　him　change　targets？〃
〃Harry　behaved　a　little　too　kindly　to　Stan　Shunpike；〃　said　Lupin。
〃Stan？〃　repeated　Hermione。　〃But　I　thought　he　was　in　Azkaban？〃
Kingsley　let　out　a　mirthless　laugh。
〃Hermione；　there's　obviously　been　a　mass　breakout　which　the　Ministry　has　hushed　up。　Travers's　hood　fell　off　when　I　cursed　him；　he's　supposed　to　be　inside　too。　But　what　happened　to　you；　Remus？　Where's　George？〃
〃He　lost　an　ear；〃　said　Lupin。
〃lost　an　a150a150　？〃　repeated　Hermione　in　a　high　voice。
〃Snape's　work；〃　said　Lupin。
〃iSnape？i〃　shouted　Harry。　〃You　didn't　say　…〃
〃He　lost　his　hood　during　the　chase。　Sectumsempra　was　always　a　specialty　of　Snape's。　I　wish　I　could　say　I'd　paid　him　back　in　kind；　but　it　was　all　I　could　do　to　keep　George　on　the　broom　after　he　was　injured；　he　was　losing　so　much　blood。〃
Silence　fell　between　the　four　of　them　as　they　looked　up　at　the　sky。　There　was　no　sign　of　movement；　the　stars　stared　back；　unblinking；　indifferent；　unobscured　by　flying　friends。　Where　was　Ron？　Where　were　Fred　and　Mr。　Weasley？　Where　were　Bill；　Fleur；　Tonks；　Mad…Eye；　and　Mundungus？
〃Harry；　give　us　a　hand！〃　called　Hagrid　hoarsely　from　the　door；　in　which　he　was　stuck　again。　Glad　of　something　to　do；　Harry　pulled　him　free；　the　headed　through　the　empty　kitchen　and　back　into　the　sitting　room；　where　Mrs。　Weasley　and　Ginny　were　still　tending　to　George。　Mrs。　Weasley　had　staunched　his　bleeding　now；　and　by　the　lamplight　Harry　saw　a　clean　gaping　hole　where　George's　ear　had　been。
〃How　is　he？〃
Mrs。　Weasley　looked　around　and　said；　〃I　can't　make　it　grow　back；　not　when　it's　been　removed　by　Dark　Magic。　But　it　could've　been　so　much　worse　。　。　。　。　He's　alive。〃
〃Yeah；〃　said　Harry。　〃Thank　God。〃
〃Did　I　hear　someone　else　in　the　yard？〃　Ginny　asked。
〃Hermione　and　Kingsley；〃　said　Harry。
〃Thank　goodness；〃　Ginny　whispered。　They　looked　at　each　other；　Harry　wanted　to　hug　her；　hold　on　to　her；　he　did　not　even　care　much　that　Mrs。　Weasley　was　there；　but　before　he　could　act　on　the　impulse；　there　was　a　great　crash　from　the　kitchen。
〃I'll　prove　who　I　am；　Kingsley；　after　I've　seen　my　son；　now　back　off　if　you　know　what's　good　for　you！〃
Harry　had　never　heard　Mr。　Weasley　shout　like　that　before。　He　burst　into　the　living　room；　his　bald　patch　gleaming　with　sweat；　his　spectacles　askew；　Fred　right　behind　him；　both　pale　but　uninjured。
〃Arthur！〃　sobbed　Mrs。　Weasley。　〃Oh　thank　goodness！〃
〃How　is　he？〃
Mr。　Weasley　dropped　to　his　knees　beside　George。　For　the　first　time　since　Harry　had　known　him；　Fred　seemed　to　be　lost　for　words。　He　gaped　over　the　back　of　the　sofa　at　his　twin's　wound　as　if　he　could　not　believe　what　he　was　seeing。
Perhaps　roused　by　the　sound　of　Fred　and　their　father's　arrival；　George　stirred。
〃How　do　you　feel；　Georgie？〃　whispered　Mrs。　Weasley。
George's　fingers　groped　for　the　side　of　his　head。
〃Saintlike；〃　he　murmured。
〃What's　wrong　with　him？〃　croaked　Fred；　looking　terrified。　〃Is　his　mind　affected？〃
〃Saintlike；〃　repeated　George；　opening　his　eyes　and　looking　up　at　his　brother。　〃You　see。　。　。　I'm　holy。　iHoleyi；　Fred；　geddit？〃
Mrs。　Weasley　sobbed　harder　than　ever。　Color　flooded　Fred's　pale　face。
〃Pathetic；〃　he　told　George。　〃Pathetic！　With　the　whole　wide　world　of　ear…related　humor　before　you；　you　go　for　iholeyi？〃
〃Ah　well；〃　said　George；　grinning　at　his　tear…soaked　mother。　〃You'll　be　able　to　tell　us　apart　now；　anyway；　Mum。〃
He　looked　around。
〃Hi；　Harry　…　you　are　Harry；　right？〃
〃Yeah；　I　am；〃　said　Harry；　moving　closer　to　the　sofa。
〃Well；　at　least　we　got　you　back　okay；〃　said　George。　〃Why　aren't　Ron　and　Bill　huddled　round　my　sickbed？〃
〃They're　not　back　yet；　George；〃　said　Mrs。　Weasley。　George's　grin　faded。　Harry　glanced　at　Ginny　and　motioned　to　her　to　accompany　him　back　outside。　As　they　walked　through　the　kitchen　she　said　in　a　low　voice。
〃Ron　and　Tonks　should　be　back　by　now。　They　didn't　have　a　long　journey；　Auntie　Muriel's　not　that　far　from　here。〃
Harry　said　nothing。　He　had　been　trying　to　keep　fear　at　bay　ever　since　reaching　the　Burrow；　but　now　it　enveloped　him；　seeming　to　crawl　over　his　skin；　throbbing　in　his　chest；　clogging　his　throat。　As　they　walked　down　the　back　steps　into　the　dark　yard；　Ginny　took　his　hand。
Kingsley　was　striding　backward　and　forward；　glancing　up　at　the　sky　every　time　he　turned。　Harry　was　reminded　of　Uncle　Vernon　pacing　the　living　room　a　million　years　ago。　Hagrid；　Hermione；　and　Lupin　stood　shoulder　to　shoulder；　gazing　upward　in　silence。　None　of　them　looked　around　when　Harry　and　Ginny　joined　their　silent　vigil。
The　minutes　stretched　into　what　might　as　well　have　been　years。　The　slightest　breath　of　wind　made　them　all　jump　and　turn　toward　the　whispering　bush　or　tree　in　the　hope　that　one　of　the　missing　Order　members　might　leap　unscathed　from　its　leaves　…
And　then　a　broom　materialized　directly　above　them　and　streaked　toward　the　ground　…
〃It's　them！〃　screamed　Hermione。
Tonks　landed　in　a　long　skid　that　sent　earth　and　pebbles　everywhere。
〃Remus！〃　Tonks　cried　as　she　staggered　off　the　broom　into　Lupin's　arms。　His　face　was　set　and　white：　He　seemed　unable　to　speak；　Ron　tripped　dazedly　toward　Harry　and　Hermione。
〃You're　okay；〃　he　mumbled；　before　Hermione　flew　at　him　and　hugged　him　tightly。
〃I　thought　…　I　thought　…〃
〃'M　all　right；〃　said　Ron；　patting　her　on　the　back。　〃'M　fine。〃
〃Ron　was　great；〃　said　Tonks　warmly；　relinquishing　her　hold　on　Lupin。　〃Wonderful。　Stunned　one　of　the　Death　Eaters；　straight　to　the　head；　and　when　you're　aiming　at　a　moving　target　from　a　flying　broom　…〃
〃You　did？〃　said　Hermione；　gazing　up　at　Ron　with　her　arms　still　around　his　neck。
〃Always　the　tone　of　surprise；〃　he　said　a　little　grumpily；　breaking　free。　〃Are　we　the　last　back？〃
〃No；〃　said　Ginny；　〃we're　still　waiting　for　Bill　and　Fleur　and　Mad…Eye　and　Mundungus。　I'm　going　to　tell　Mum　and