哈利波特7__哈利波特与死圣英文版-第15部分

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　quite　a　bit　about　you。
〃Assuming　I　survive　our　hunt　for　the　Horcruxes；　I'll　find　Mum　and　Dad　and　lift　the　enchantment。　If　I　don't　…　well；　I　think　I've　cast　a　good　enough　charm　to　keep　them
safe　and　happy。　Wendell　and　Monica　Wilkins　don't　know　that　they've　got　a　daughter；　you　see。〃
Hermione's　eyes　were　swimming　with　tears　again。　Ron　got　back　off　the　bed；　put　his　arm　around　her　once　more；　and　frowned　at　Harry　as　though　reproaching　him　for　lack　of　tact。　Harry　could　not　think　of　anything　to　say；　not　least　because　it　was　highly　unusual　for　Ron　to　be　teaching　anyone　else　tact。
〃I　…　Hermione；　I'm　sorry　…　I　didn't　…〃
〃Didn't　realize　that　Ron　and　I　know　perfectly　well　what　might　happen　if　we　come　with　you？　Well；　we　do。　Ron；　show　Harry　what　you've　done。〃
〃Nah；　he's　just　eaten；〃　said　Ron。
〃Go　on；　he　needs　to　know！〃
〃Oh；　all　right。　Harry；　come　here。〃
For　the　second　time　Ron　withdrew　his　arm　from　around　Hermione　and　stumped　over　to　the　door。
〃C'mon。〃
〃Why？〃　Harry　asked；　following　Ron　out　of　the　room　onto　the　tiny　landing。
〃iDescendoi；〃　muttered　Ron；　pointing　his　wand　at　the　low　ceiling。　A　hatch　opened　right　over　their　heads　and　a　ladder　slid　down　to　their　feet。　A　horrible；　half…sucking；　half…moaning　sound　came　out　of　the　square　hole；　along　with　an　unpleasant　smell　like　open　drains。
〃That's　your　ghoul；　isn't　it？〃　asked　Harry；　who　had　never　actually　met　the　creature　that　sometimes　disrupted　the　nightly　silence。
〃Yeah；　it　is；〃　said　Ron；　climbing　the　ladder。　〃Come　and　have　a　look　at　him。〃
Harry　followed　Ron　up　the　few　short　steps　into　the　tiny　attic　space。　His　head　and　shoulders　were　in　the　room　before　he　caught　sight　of　the　creature　curled　up　a　few　feet　from　him；　fast　asleep　in　the　gloom　with　its　large　mouth　wide　open。
〃But　it　。　。　。　it　looks　。　。　。　do　ghouls　normally　wear　pajamas？〃
〃No；〃　said　Ron。　〃Nor　have　they　usually　got　red　hair　or　that　number　of　pustules。〃
Harry　contemplated　the　thing；　slightly　revolted。　It　was　human　in　shape　and　size；　and　was　wearing　what；　now　that　Harry's　eyes　became　used　to　the　darkness；　was　clearly　an　old　pair　of　Ron's　pajamas。　He　was　also　sure　that　ghouls　were　generally　rather　slimy　and　bald；　rather　than　distinctly　hairy　and　covered　in　angry　purple　blisters。
〃He's　me；　see？〃　said　Ron。
〃No；〃　said　Harry。　〃I　don't。〃
〃I'll　explain　it　back　in　my　room；　the　smell's　getting　to　me；〃　said　Ron。　They　climbed　back　down　the　ladder；　which　Ron　returned　to　the　ceiling；　and　rejoined　Hermione；　who　was　still　sorting　books。
〃Once　we've　left；　the　ghoul's　going　to　come　and　live　down　here　in　my　room；〃　said　Ron。　〃I　think　he's　really　looking　forward　to　it　…　well；　it's　hard　to　tell；　because　all　he　can　do　is　moan　and　drool　…　but　he　nods　a　lot　when　you　mention　it。　Anyway；　he's　going　to　be　me　with　spattergroit。　Good；　eh？〃
Harry　merely　looked　his　confusion。
〃It　is！〃　said　Ron；　clearly　frustrated　that　Harry　had　not　grasped　the　brilliance　of　the　plan。　〃Look；　when　we　three　don't　turn　up　at　Hogwarts　again；　everyone's　going　to　think　Hermione　and　I　must　be　with　you；　right？　Which　means　the　Death　Eaters　will　go　straight　for　our　families　to　see　if　they've　got　information　on　where　you　are。〃
〃But　hopefully　it'll　look　like　I've　gone　away　with　Mum　and　Dad；　a　lot　of　Muggle…borns　are　talking　about　going　into　hiding　at　the　moment；〃　said　Hermione。
〃We　can't　hide　my　whole　family；　it'll　look　too　fishy　and　they　can't　all　leave　their　jobs；〃　said　Ron。　〃So　we're　going　to　put　out　the　story　that　I'm　seriously　ill　with　spattergroit；　which　is　why　I　can't　go　back　to　school。　If　anyone　comes　calling　to　investigate；　Mum　or　Dad　can　show　them　the　ghoul　in　my　bed；　covered　in　pustules。　Spattergroit's　really　contagious；　so　they're　not　going　to　want　to　go　near　him。　It　won't　matter　that　he　can't　say　anything；　either；　because　apparently　you　can't　once　the　fungus　has　spread　to　your　uvula。〃
〃And　your　mum　and　dad　are　in　on　this　plan？〃　asked　Harry。
〃Dad　is。　He　helped　Fred　and　George　transform　the　ghoul。　Mum　。　。　。　well；　you've　seen　what　she's　like。　She　won't　accept　we're　going　till　we're　gone。〃
There　was　silence　in　the　room；　broken　only　by　gentle　thuds　as　Hermione　continued　to　throw　books　onto　one　pile　or　the　other。　Ron　sat　watching　her；　and　Harry　looked　from　one　to　the　other；　unable　to　say　anything。　The　measure　they　had　taken　to　protect　their　families　made　him　realize；　more　than　anything　else　could　have　done；　that　they　really　were　going　to　come　with　him　and　that　they　knew　exactly　how　dangerous　that　would　be。　He　wanted　to　tell　them　what　that　meant　to　him；　but　he　simply　could　not　find　words　important　enough。
Through　the　silence　came　the　muffled　sounds　of　Mrs。　Weasley　shouting　from　four　floors　below。
〃Ginny's　probably　left　a　speck　of　dust　on　a　poxy　napkin　ring；〃　said　Ron。　〃I　dunno　why　the　Delacours　have　got　to　come　two　days　before　the　wedding。〃
〃Fleur's　sister's　a　bridesmaid；　she　needs　to　be　here　for　the　rehearsal；　and　she's　too　young　to　come　on　her　own；〃　said　Hermione；　as　she　pored　indecisively　over　iBreak　with　a　Bansheei。
〃Well；　guests　aren't　going　to　help　Mum's　stress　levels；〃　said　Ron。
〃What　we　really　need　to　decide；〃　said　Hermione；　tossing　iDefensive　Magical　Theoryi　into　the　bin　without　a　second　glance　and　picking　up　iAn　Appraisal　of　Magical　Education　in　Europei；　〃is　where　we're　going　after　we　leave　here。　I　know　you　said　you　wanted　to　go　to　Godric's　Hollow　first；　Harry；　and　I　understand　why；　but　。　。　。　well　。　。　。　shouldn't　we　make　the　Horcruxes　our　priority？〃
〃If　we　knew　where　any　of　the　Horcruxes　were；　I'd　agree　with　you；〃　said　Harry；　who　did　not　believe　that　Hermione　really　understood　his　desire　to　return　to　Godric's　Hollow。　His　parents'　graves　were　only　part　of　the　attraction：　He　had　a　strong；　though　inexplicable；　feeling　that　the　place　held　answers　for　him。　Perhaps　it　was　simply　because　it　was　there　that　he　had　survived　Voldemort's　Killing　Curse；　now　that　he　was　facing　the　challenge　of　repeating　the　feat；　Harry　was　drawn　to　the　place　where　it　had　happened；　wanting　to　understand。
〃Don't　you　think　there's　a　possibility　that　Voldemort's　keeping　a　watch　on　Godric's　Hollow？〃　Hermione　asked。　〃He　might　expect　you　to　go　back　and　visit　your　parents'　graves　once　you're　free　to　go　wherever　you　like？〃
This　had　not　occurred　to　Harry。　While　he　struggled　to　find　a　counterargument；　Ron　spoke　up；　evidently　following　his　own　train　of　thought。
〃This　R。A。B。　person；〃　he　said。　〃You　know；　the　one　who　stole　the　real　locket？〃
Hermione　nodded。
〃He　said　in　his　note　he　was　going　to　destroy　it；　didn't　he？〃
Harry　dragged　his　rucksack　toward　him　and　pulled　out　the　fake　Horcrux　in　which　R。A。B。's　note　was　still　folded。
〃i'I　have　stolen　the　real　Horcrux　and　intend　to　destroy　it　as　soon　as　I　can。'i〃　Harry　read　out。
〃Well；　what　if　he　ididi　finish　it　off？〃　said　Ron。
〃Or　she。〃　Interposed　Hermione。
〃Whichever；〃　said　Ron。　〃it'd　be　one　less　for　us　to　do！〃
〃Yes；　but　we're　still　going　to　have　to　try　and　trace　the　real　locket；　aren't　we？〃　said　Hermione；　〃to　find　out　whether　or　not　it's　destroyed。〃
〃And　once　we　get　hold　of　it；　how　idoi　you　destroy　a　Horcrux？〃　asked　Ron。
〃Well；〃　said　Hermione；　〃I've　been　researching　that。〃
〃How？〃　asked　Harry。　〃I　didn't　think　there　were　any　books　on　Horcruxes　in　the　library？〃
〃There　weren't；〃　said　Hermione；　who　had　turned　pink。　〃Dumbledore　removed　them　all；　but　he　…　he　didn't　destroy　them。〃　Ron　sat　up　straight；　wide…eyed。
〃How　in　the　name　of　Merlin's　pants　have　you　managed　to　get　your　hands　on　those　Horcrux　books？〃
〃It　…　it　wasn't　stealing！〃　said　Hermione；　looking　from　Harry　to　Ron　with　a　kind　of　desperation。　〃They　were　still　library　books；　even　if　Dumbledore　had　taken　them　off　the　shelves。　Anyway；　if　he　ireallyi　didn't　want　anyone　to　get　at　them；　I'm　sure　he　would　have　made　it　much　harder　to　…〃
〃Get　to　the　point！〃　said　Ron。
〃Well　。　。　。　it　was　easy；〃　said　Hermione　in　a　small　voice。　〃I　just　did　a　Summoning　Charm。　You　know　…　Accio。　And　…　they　zoomed　out　of　Dumbledore's　study　window　right　into　the　girls'　dormitory。〃
〃But　when　did　you　do　this？〃　Harry　asked；　regarding　Hermione　with　a　mixture　of　admiration　and　incredulity。
〃Just　after　his　…　Dumbledore's　…　funeral；〃　said　Hermione　in　an　even　smaller　voice。　〃Right　after　we　agreed　we'd　leave　school　and　go　and　look　for　the　Horcruxes。　When　I　went　back　upstairs　to　get　my　things　it　…　it　just　occurred　to　me　that　the　more　we　knew　about　them；　the　better　it　would　be　。　。　。　and　I　was　alone　in　there　。　。　。　so　I　tried　。　。　。　and　it　worked。　They　flew　straight　in　through　the　open　window　and　I　…　I　packed　them。〃
She　swallowed　and　then　said　imploringly；　〃I　can't　believe　Dumbledore　would　have　been　angry；　it's　not　as　though　we're　going　to　use　the　information　to　make　a　Horcrux；　is　it？〃
〃Can　you　hear　us　complaining？〃　said　Ron。　〃Where　are　these　books　anyway？〃
Hermione　rummaged　for　a　moment　and　then　extracted　from　the　pile　a　large　volume；　bound　in　faded　black　leather。　She　looked　a　little　nauseated　and　held　it　as　gingerly　as　if　it　were　something　recently　dead。
〃This　is　the　one　that　gives　explicit　instructions　on　how　to　make　a　Horcrux。　iSecrets　of　the　Darkest　Arti　…　it's　a　horrible　book；　really　awful；　full　of　evil　magic。　I　wonder　when　Dumbledore　removed　it　from　the　library。　。　。　。　if　he　didn't　do　it　until　he　was　headmaster；　I　bet　Voldemort　got　all　the　instruction　he　needed　from　here。〃
〃Why　did　he　have　to　ask　Slughorn　how　to　make　a　Horcrux；　then；　if　he'd　already　read　that？〃　asked　Ron。
〃He　only　approached　Slughorn　to　find　out　what　would　happen　if　you　split　your　soul　into　seven；〃　said　Harry。　〃Dumbledore　was　sure　Riddle　already　knew　how　to　make　a　Horcrux　by　the　time　he　asked　Slughorn　about　them。　I　think　you're　right；　Hermione；　that　could　easily　have　been　where　he　got　the　information。〃
〃And　the　more　I've　read　about　them；〃　said　Hermione；　〃the　more　horrible　they　seem；　and　the　less　I　can　believe　that　he　actually　made　six。　It　warns　in　this　book　how　unstable　you　make　the　rest　of　your　soul　by　ripping　it；　and　that's　just　by　making　one　Horcrux！〃
Harry　remembered　what　Dumbledore　had　said　about　Voldemort　moving　beyond　〃usual　evil。〃
〃Isn't　there　any　way　of　putting　yourself　back　together？〃　Ron　asked。
〃Yes；〃　said　Hermione　with　a　hollow　smile；　〃but　it　would　be　excruciatingly　painful。〃
〃Why？　How　do　you　do　it？〃　asked　Harry。
〃Remorse；〃　said　Hermione。　〃You've　got　to　really　feel　what　you've　done。　There's　a　footnote。　Apparently　the　pain　of　i