9 The Writing on the Wall

CHAPTER NINE THE WRITING ON THE WALL What's going on here? What's going on?" Attracted no doubt by Malfoy's shout, Argus Filch came shouldering his way through the crowd. Then he saw Mrs. Norris and fell back, clutching his face in horror.

第九章不祥之兆这里发生了什么事？ 发生了什么事？”无疑是被马尔福的喊声吸引住了，阿格斯·费尔奇从人群中挤了过来。 接着，他看见了洛丽丝夫人，惊恐地缩了回去，捂着自己的脸。

"My cat! My cat! What's happened to Mrs. Norris?" he shrieked. And his popping eyes fell on Harry. "You!" he screeched. "You! You've murdered my cat! You've killed her! I'll kill you! I'll "Argus!" Dumbledore had arrived on the scene, followed by a number of other teachers. In seconds, he had swept past Harry, Ron, and Hermione and detached Mrs. Norris from the torch bracket. "Come with me, Argus," he said to Filch. "You, too, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger." Lockhart stepped forward eagerly. "My office is nearest, Headmaster just upstairs please feel free "Thank you, Gilderoy," said Dumbledore. The silent crowd parted to let them pass. Lockhart, looking excited and important, hurried

“我的猫!我的猫!洛丽丝夫人出什么事了？”他尖叫道。 他瞪大眼睛看着哈利。 “你！”他尖叫道。“你!你杀了我的猫！你杀了她！我要杀了你！我将“百眼巨人!”邓布利多来到了现场，后面跟着许多其他老师。 几秒钟后，他就从哈利、罗恩和赫敏身边掠过，把洛丽丝夫人从火炬支架上拉开了。 “跟我来，阿格斯。”他对费尔奇说。 “你也是，波特先生，韦斯莱先生，格兰杰小姐。” 洛哈特急切地走上前去。 “我的办公室离这儿最近，校长就在楼上，请不要客气。” 沉默的人群分开让他们通过。 洛哈特显得既兴奋又重要，他赶紧走了

after Dumbledore; so did Professors McGonagall and Snape. As they entered Lockhart's darkened office there was a flurry of movement across the walls; Harry saw several of the Lockharts in the pictures dodging out of sight, their hair in rollers. The real Lockhart lit the candles on his desk and stood back. Dumbledore laid Mrs. Norris on the polished surface and began to examine her. Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged tense looks and sank into chairs outside the pool of candlelight, watching. The tip of Dumbledore's long, crooked nose was barely an inch from Mrs. Norris's fur. He was looking at her closely through his half-moon spectacles, his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Professor McGonagall was bent almost as close, her eyes narrowed. Snape loomed behind them, half in shadow, wearing a most peculiar expression: It was as though he was trying hard

邓布利多后;麦格教授和斯内普也一样。 当他们走进洛哈特那间漆黑的办公室时，墙上一阵骚动。哈利看见照片里有几个洛哈特，头发卷着，躲得远远的。 真正的洛哈特点燃了桌子上的蜡烛，向后退了几步。 邓布利多把洛丽丝夫人放在光滑的表面上，开始仔细检查她。 哈利、罗恩和赫敏紧张地交换了一下眼色，坐在烛光池外的椅子上看着。 邓布利多那又长又歪的鼻尖离洛丽丝夫人的毛只有一英寸。 他透过半月形的眼镜仔细打量着她，长长的手指轻轻地戳来戳去。 麦格教授也弯着腰，眼睛眯着。 斯内普若隐若现地出现在他们身后，半隐在阴影里，脸上的表情非常奇怪：他似乎很努力

not to smile. And Lockhart was hovering around all of them, making suggestions. "It was definitely a curse that killed her probably the Transmogrifian Torture I've seen it used many times, so unlucky I wasn't there, I know the very countercurse that would have saved her. Lockhart's comments were punctuated by Filch's dry, racking sobs. He was slumped in a chair by the desk, unable to look at Mrs. Norris, his face in his hands. Much as he detested Filch, Harry couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for him, though not nearly as sorry as he felt for himself. If Dumbledore believed Filch, he would be expelled for sure. Dumbledore was now muttering strange words under his breath and tapping Mrs. Norris with his wand, but nothing happened: She continued to look as though she had been recently stuffed.

不要笑。洛哈特在他们周围转来转去，提出建议。 “肯定是一个咒语杀死了她，可能是变形怪咒，我看到它被用过很多次了，真不幸我当时不在现场，我知道可以救她的解咒。 洛哈特的话不时被费尔奇干巴巴的、痛苦的抽泣打断。 他瘫坐在书桌旁的椅子上，双手捂着脸，不敢看洛丽丝夫人。 哈利虽然恨透了费尔奇，但还是忍不住有点可怜他，不过远远比不上他自己。 如果邓布利多相信费尔奇的话，他肯定会被开除的。 邓布利多低声念叨着一些奇怪的话，并用魔杖轻敲洛丽丝夫人，但什么也没发生。洛丽丝夫人的样子仍然像刚被做成标本。

I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadogou," said Lockhart, "a series of attacks, the full story's in my autobiography, I was able to provide the townsfolk with various amulets, which cleared the matter up at once. The photographs of Lockhart on the walls were all nodding in agreement as he talked. One of them had forgotten to remove his hair net. At last Dumbledore straightened up. "She's not dead, Argus," he said softly. Lockhart stopped abruptly in the middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented. "Not dead?" choked Filch, looking through his fingers at Mrs. Norris. "But why's she all all stiff and frozen?" "She has been Petrified," said Dumbledore ("Ah! I thought so!" said Lockhart). "But how, I cannot say

“我记得在瓦加多古也发生过类似的事情，”洛哈特说，“发生了一连串的袭击，我的自传里有详细的记载。我给镇上的居民提供了各种护身符，事情一下子就澄清了。 当他说话时，墙上洛哈特的照片都点头表示同意。 其中一个忘了取下发网。 邓布利多终于直起了腰。 “她没死，阿刚斯。”他轻声说。 洛哈特正在数他阻止了多少起谋杀，突然停了下来。 “没死？”费尔奇哽咽着说，透过手指望着洛丽丝夫人。 “可她为什么全身都僵住了呢？”“她被石化了。”邓布利多说，“啊！我想也是！”洛哈特说。 ”“可是怎么回事，我说不上来

"Ask him!" shrieked Filch, turning his blotched and tearstained face to Harry. "No second year could have done this," said Dumbledore firmly. "It would take Dark Magic of the most advanced "He did it, he did it!" Filch spat, his pouchy face purpling. "You saw what he wrote on the wall! He found in my office he knows I'm a I'm a Filch's face worked horribly. "He knows I'm a Squib!" he finished. "I never touched Mrs. Norris!" Harry said loudly, uncomfortably aware of everyone looking at him, including all the Lockharts on the walls. "And I don't even know what a Squib is." "Rubbish!" snarled Filch. "He saw my Kwikspell letter!" "If I might speak, Headmaster," said Snape from the shadows, and Harry's sense of foreboding increased; he was sure nothing Snape had to say was going to do him any good.

“问他！”费尔奇尖声叫道，把他那张满是污迹和泪痕的脸转向哈利。 “不可能是二年级学生干的。”邓布利多坚定地说。 “这需要最高级的黑魔法。”“他做到了，他做到了！”费尔奇吐了一口唾沫，他那张胖胖的脸涨得通红。 “你看到他在墙上写的字了！”他在我的办公室里发现他知道我是我是费尔奇的脸变得可怕了。 “他知道我是个哑炮！” “我从来没有碰过洛丽丝夫人！”哈利大声说，他不安地意识到每个人都在看着他，包括墙上所有的洛哈特。 “我甚至不知道哑炮是什么。” “胡说！”费尔奇咆哮道。“他看到了我的快念咒信！”“请允许我说几句，校长。”斯内普在阴影里说，哈利不祥的预感增加了。他确信斯内普说什么也帮不了他的忙。