哈利波特7__哈利波特与死圣英文版-第46部分

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〃Wait！　Have　you　told　Snape　you　saw　this？〃
Phineas　Nigellus　stuck　his　blindfolded　head　back　into　the　picture。
〃Professor　Snape　has　more　important　things　on　his　mind　that　the　many　eccentricities　of　Albus　Dumbledore。　Good…bye；　Potter！〃
And　with　that；　he　vanished　completely；　leaving　behind　him　nothing　but　his　murky　backdrop。
〃Harry！〃　Hermione　cried。
〃I　know！〃　Harry　shouted。　Unable　to　contain　himself；　he　punched　the　air；　it　was　more　than　he　had　dared　to　hope　for。　He　strode　up　and　down　the　tent；　feeling　that　he　could　have　run　a　mile；　he　did　not　even　feel　hungry　anymore。　Hermione　was　squashing　Phineas　Nigellus's　back　into　the　beaded　bag；　when　she　had　fastened　the　clasp　she　threw　the　bag　aside　and　raised　a　shining　face　to　Harry。
〃The　sword　can　destroy　Horcruxes！　Goblin…made　blades　imbibe　only　that　which　strengthens　thema151Harry；　that　sword's　impregnated　with　basilisk　venom！〃
〃And　Dumbledore　didn't　five　it　to　me　because　he　still　needed　it；　he　wanted　to　use　it　on　the　locketa151〃
〃a151and　he　must　have　realized　they　wouldn't　let　you　have　it　if　he　put　it　in　his　willa151〃
〃a151so　he　made　a　copya151〃
〃a151and　put　a　fake　in　the　glass　casea151〃
〃a151and　he　left　the　real　onea151where？〃
They　gazed　at　east　other　Harry　felt　that　the　answer　was　dangling　invisibly　in　the　air　above　them；　tantalizingly　close。　Why　hadn't　Dumbledore　told　him？　Or　had　he；　in　fact；　told　Harry；　but　Harry　had　not　realized　it　at　the　time？〃
〃Think！〃　whispered　Hermione。　〃Think！　Where　would　he　have　left　it？〃
〃Not　at　Hogwarts；〃　said　Harry；　resuming　his　pacing。
〃Somewhere　in　Hogsmeade？〃　suggested　Hermione。
〃The　Shrieking　Shack？〃　said　Harry。　〃Nobody　ever　goes　in　there。〃
〃But　Snape　knows　how　to　get　in；　wouldn't　that　be　a　bit　risky？〃
〃Dumbledore　trusted　Snape；〃　Harry　reminded　her。
〃Not　enough　to　tell　him　that　he　had　swapped　the　swords；〃　said　Hermione。
〃Yeah；　you're　right！〃　said　Harry；　and　he　felt　even　more　cheered　at　the　thought　that　Dumbledore　had　had　some　reservations；　however　faint；　about　Snape's　trustworthiness。　〃So；　would　he　have　hidden　the　sword　well　away　from　Hogsmeade；　then？　What　d'you　reckon；　Ron？　Ron？〃
Harry　looked　around。　For　one　bewildered　moment　he　thought　that　Ron　had　left　the　tent；　then　realized　that　Ron　was　lying　in　the　shadow　of　a　bunk；　looking　stony。
〃Oh；　remembered　me；　have　you？〃　he　said。
〃What？〃
Ron　snorted　as　he　stared　up　at　the　underside　of　the　upper　bunk。
〃You　two　carry　on。　Don't　let　me　spoil　your　fun。〃
Perplexed；　Harry　looked　to　Hermione　for　help；　but　she　shook　her　head；　apparently　as　nonplussed　as　he　was。
〃What's　the　problem？〃　asked　Harry。
〃Problem？　There's　no　problem；〃　said　Ron；　still　refusing　to　look　at　Harry。　〃Not　according　to　you；　anyways。〃
There　were　several　plunks　on　the　canvas　over　their　heads。　It　had　started　to　rain。
〃Well；　you've　obviously　got　a　problem；〃　said　Harry。　〃Spit　it　out；　will　you？〃
Ron　swung　his　long　legs　off　the　bed　and　sat　up。　He　looked　mean；　unlike　himself。
〃All　right；　I'll　spit　it　out。　Don't　expect　me　to　skip　up　and　down　the　tent　because　there's　some　other　damn　thing　we've　got　to　find。　Just　add　it　to　the　list　of　stuff　you　don't　know。〃
〃I　don't　know？〃　repeated　Harry。　〃I　don't　know？〃
Plunk；　plunk；　plunk。　The　rain　was　falling　harder　and　heavier；　it　pattered　on　the　leaf…strewn　bank　all　around　them　and　into　the　river　chattering　through　the　dark。　Dread　doused　Harry's　jubilation；　Ron　was　saying　exactly　what　he　had　suspected　and　feared　him　to　be　thinking。
〃It's　not　like　I'm　not　having　the　time　of　my　life　here；〃　said　Ron；　〃you　know；　with　my　arm　mangled　and　nothing　to　eat　and　freezing　my　backside　off　every　night。　I　just　hoped；　you　know；　after　we'd　been　running　round　a　few　weeks；　we'd　have　achieved　something。〃
〃Ron；〃　Hermione　said；　but　in　such　a　quiet　voice　that　Ron　could　pretend　not　to　have　heard　it　over　the　loud　tattoo　the　rain　was　beating　on　the　tent。
〃I　thought　you　knew　what　you'd　signed　up　for；〃　said　Harry。
〃Yeah；　I　thought　I　did　too。〃
〃So　what　part　of　it　isn't　living　up　to　your　expectations？〃　asked　Harry。　Anger　was　coming　to　his　defense　now。　〃Did　you　think　we'd　be　staying　in　five…star　hotels？　Finding　a　Horcrux　every　other　day？　Did　you　think　you'd　be　back　to　Mummy　by　Christmas？〃
〃We　thought　you　knew　what　you　were　doing！〃　shouted　Ron；　standing　up；　and　his　words　Harry　like　scalding　knives。　〃We　thought　Dumbledore　had　told　you　what　to　do；　we　thought　you　had　a　real　plan！〃
〃Ron！〃　said　Hermione；　this　time　clearly　audible　over　the　rain　thundering　on　the　tent　roof；　but　again；　he　ignored　her。
〃Well；　sorry　to　let　you　down；〃　said　Harry；　his　voice　quite　calm　even　though　he　felt　hollow；　inadequate。　〃I've　been　straight　with　you　from　the　start。　I　told　you　everything　Dumbledore　told　me。　And　in　the　case　you　haven't　noticed；　we've　found　one　Horcruxa151〃
〃Yeah；　and　we're　about　as　near　getting　rid　of　it　as　we　are　to　finding　the　rest　of　thema151nowhere　effing　near　in　other　words。〃
〃take　off　the　locket；　Ron；〃　Hermione　said；　her　voice　unusually　high。　〃Please　take　it　off。　You　wouldn't　be　talking　like　this　if　you　hadn't　been　wearing　it　all　day。〃
〃Yeah；　he　would；〃　said　Harry；　who　did　not　want　excuses　made　for　Ron。　〃D'you　think　I　haven't　noticed　the　two　of　you　whispering　behind　my　back？　D'you　think　I　didn't　guess　you　were　thinking　this　stuff？
〃Harry；　we　weren'ta151〃
〃Don't　lie！〃　Ron　hurled　at　her。　〃You　said　it　too；　you　said　you　were　disappointed；　you　said　you'd　thought　he　had　a　bit　more　to　go　on　thana151〃
〃I　didn't　say　it　like　thata151Harry；　I　didn't！〃　she　cried。
The　rain　was　pounding　the　tent；　tears　were　pouring　down　Hermione's　face；　and　the　excitement　of　a　few　minutes　before　had　vanished　as　if　it　had　never　been；　a　short…lived
firework　that　had　flared　and　died；　leaving　everything　dark；　wet；　and　cold。　The　sword　of　Gryffindor　was　hidden　they　knew　not　where；　and　their　were　three　teenagers　in　a　tent　whose　only　achievement　was　not；　yet；　to　be　dead。
〃So　why　are　you　still　here？〃　Harry　asked　Ron。
〃Search　me；〃　said　Ron。
〃Go　home　then；〃　said　Harry。
〃Yeah；　maybe　I　will！〃　shouted　Ron；　and　he　took　several　steps　toward　Harry；　who　did　not　back　away。　〃Didn't　you　hear　what　they　said　about　my　sister？　But　you　don't　give　a　rat's　fart；　do　you；　it's　only　the　Forbidden　Forest；　Harry　I've…Faced…Worse　Potter　doesn't　care　what　happened　to　her　in　therea151well；　I　do；　all　right；　giant　spiders　and　mental　stuffa151〃
〃I　was　only　sayinga151she　was　with　the　others；　they　were　with　Hagrida151〃
〃Yeah；　I　get　it；　you　don't　care！　And　what　about　the　rest　of　my　family；　'the　Weasleys　don't　need　another　kid　injured；'　did　you　hear　that？〃_　〃Yeah；　Ia151〃
〃Not　bothered　what　it　meant；　though？〃
〃Ron！〃　said　Hermione；　forcing　her　way　between　them。　〃I　don't　think　it　means　anything　new　has　happened；　anything　we　don't　know　about；　think；　Ron；　Bill's　already　scared；　plenty　of　people　must　have　seen　that　George　has　lost　an　ear　by　now；　and　you're　supposed　to　be　on　your　deathbed　with　spattergroit；　I'm　sure　that's　all　he　meanta151〃
〃Oh；　you're　sure；　are　you？　Right　then；　well；　I　won't　bother　myself　about　them。　It's　all　right　for　you；　isn't　it；　with　your　parents　safely　out　of　the　waya151〃
〃My　parents　are　dead！〃　Harry　bellowed。
〃And　mine　could　be　going　the　same　way！〃　yelled　Ron。
〃Then　GO！〃　roared　Harry。　〃Go　back　to　them；　pretend　you're　got　over　your　spattergroit　and　Mummy'll　be　able　to　feed　you　up　anda151〃
Ron　made　a　sudden　movement：　Harry　reacted；　but　before　either　wand　was　clear　of　its　owner's　pocket；　Hermione　had　raised　her　own。
〃Prestego！〃　she　cried；　and　an　invisible　shield　expanded　between　her　and　Harry　on　the　one　side　and　Ron　on　the　other；　all　of　them　were　forced　backward　a　few　steps　by　the　strength　of　the　spell；　and　Harry　and　Ron　glared　from　either　side　of　the　transparent　barrier　as　though　they　were　seeing　each　other　clearly　for　the　first　time。　Harry　felt　a　corrosive　hatred　toward　Ron：　Something　had　broken　between　them。
〃Leave　the　Horcrux；〃　Harry　said。
Ron　wrenched　the　chain　from　over　his　head　and　cast　the　locket　into　a　nearby　chair。　He　turned　to　Hermione。
〃What　are　you　doing？〃
〃What　do　you　mean？〃
〃Are　you　staying；　or　what？〃
〃I　。　。　。〃　She　looked　anguished。　〃Yesa151yes；　I'm　staying。　Ron；　we　said　we'd　go　with　Harry；　we　said　we'd　helpa151〃
〃I　get　it。　You　choose　him。〃
〃Ron；　noa151pleasea151come　back；　come　back！〃
She　was　impeded　by　her　own　Shield　Charm；　by　the　time　she　had　removed　it　he　had　already　stormed　into　the　night。　Harry　stood　quite　still　and　silent；　listening　to　her　sobbing　and　calling　Ron's　name　amongst　the　trees。
After　a　few　minutes　she　returned；　her　sopping　hair　plastered　to　her　face。
〃He's　g…g…gone！　Disapparated！〃
She　threw　herself　into　a　chair；　curled　up；　and　started　to　cry。
Harry　felt　dazed。　He　stooped；　picked　up　the　Horcrux；　and　placed　it　around　his　own　neck。　He　dragged　blankets　off　Ron's　bunk　and　threw　them　over　Hermione。　Then　he　climbed　onto　his　own　bed　and　stared　up　at　the　dark　canvas　roof；　listening　to　the　pounding　of　the　rain。

pC0=〃Chapter　Sixteen：　Godric's　Hollow〃
bChapter　Sixteen
iGodric's　Hollowib
When　Harry　woke　the　following　day　it　was　several　seconds　before　he　remembered　what　had　happened。　Then　he　hoped　childishly；　that　it　had　been　a　dream；　that　Ron　was　still　there　and　had　never　left。　Yet　by　turning　his　head　on　his　pillow　he　could　see　Ron's　deserted　bunk。　It　was　like　a　dead　body　in　the　way　it　seems　to　draw　his　eyes。　Harry　jumped　down　from　his　own　bed；　keeping　his　eyes　averted　from　Ron's。　Hermione；　who　was　already　busy　in　the　kitchen；　did　not　wish　Harry　good　morning；　but　turned
her　face　away　quickly　as　he　went　by。　He's　gone；　Harry　told　himself。　He's　gone。　He　had　to　keep　thinking　it　as　he　washed　and　dressed　as　though　repetition　would　dull　the　shock　of　it。　He's　gone　and　he's　not　coming　back。　And　that　was　the　simple　truth　of　it；　Harry　knew；　because　their　protective　enchantments　meant　that　it　would　be　impossible；　once　they　vacated　this　spot；　for　Ron　to　find　them　again。　He　and　Hermione　ate　breakfast　in　silence。　Hermione's　eyes　were　puffy　and　red；　she　looked　as　if　she　had　not　slept。　They　packed　up　their　things；　Hermione　dawdling。　Harry　knew　why　she　wanted　to　spin　out　their　time　on　the　riverbank；　several　times　he　saw　her　look　up　eagerly；　and　he　was　sure　she　had　deluded　herself　into　thinking　that　she　heard　footsteps　through　the　heavy　rain；　but　no　red…haired　figure　appeared　between　the　trees。　Every　time　Harry　imit