12 The Patronus

CHAPTER TWELVE The Patronus Harry knew that Hermione had meant well, but that didn't stop him being angry with her. He had been the owner of the best broom in the world for a few short hours, and now, because of her interference, he didn't know whether he would ever see it again. He was positive that there was nothing wrong with the Firebolt now, but what sort of state would it be in once it had been subjected to all sorts of anti-jinx tests? Ron was furious with Hermione, too. As far as he was concerned, the stripping-down of a brandnew Firebolt was nothing less than criminal damage. Hermione, who remained convinced that she had acted for the best, started avoiding the

第十二章守护神哈利知道赫敏是好意，但这并不能阻止他生她的气。 在短短的几个小时里，他拥有了世界上最好的扫帚，而现在，由于她的干涉，他不知道自己是否还能再见到它。 他确信火弩箭现在没有什么毛病，但是一旦它经受了各种防恶咒的测试，它会变成什么样子呢？ 罗恩也对赫敏大发雷霆。 在他看来，把一辆崭新的火弩箭拆下来简直就是刑事损害。 赫敏仍然相信自己做了最好的选择，她开始回避

common room. Harry and Ron supposed she had taken refuge in the library, and didn't try and persuade her to come back. All in all, they were glad when the rest of the school returned shortly after New Year, and Gryffindor Tower became crowded and noisy again. Wood sought Harry out on the night before term started. 'Had a good Christmas?' he said, and then, without waiting for an answer, he sat down, lowered his voice and said, 'I've been doing some thinking over Christmas, Harry. After the last match, you know. If the Dementors come to the next one… I mean… we can't afford you to–well–' Wood broke off, looking awkward. 'I'm working on it,' said Harry quickly. 'Professor Lupin said he'd train me to ward the Dementors off. We should be starting this week; he said he'd have time after Christmas.' 'Ah,' said Wood, his expression clearing. 'Well, in that case–I really didn't want to lose you as

常见的房间。哈利和罗恩以为她躲到图书馆里去了，也没有劝她回来。 总之，新年过后不久，学校的其他同学都回来了，格兰芬多塔楼又变得拥挤嘈杂起来，他们都很高兴。 开学前夜，伍德找到了哈利。 “圣诞节过得好吗？”他说，没等回答，就坐了下来，压低声音说：“圣诞节期间我一直在思考，哈利。 在最后一场比赛之后，你知道的。 如果摄魂怪下次再来……我的意思是……我们可不能让你——”伍德停了下来，显得有些尴尬。 “我正在想办法。”哈利赶紧说。 “卢平教授说他会训练我抵御摄魂怪。 我们应该从这周开始；他说他圣诞节后有空。“啊。”伍德说，他的表情明朗起来。 “好吧，既然这样，我真的不想失去你。

Seeker, Harry. And have you ordered a new broom yet?' 'No,' said Harry. 'What! You'd better get a move on, you know–you can't ride that Shooting Star against Ravenclaw!' 'He got a Firebolt for Christmas,' said Ron. 'A Firebolt? No! Seriously? A–a real Firebolt?' 'Don't get excited, Oliver,' said Harry gloomily. 'I haven't got it any more. It was confiscated.' And he explained all about how the Firebolt was now being checked for jinxes. 'Jinxed? How could it be jinxed?' 'Sirius Black,' Harry said wearily. 'He's supposed to be after me. So McGonagall reckons he might have sent it.' Waving aside the information that a famous murderer was after his Seeker, Wood said, 'But Black couldn't have bought a Firebolt! He's on the run! The whole country's on the lookout for him!

导引头,哈利。你订了新扫帚了吗？“没有。”哈利说。 “什么!你最好快点，你知道——你不能骑着流星和拉文克劳比赛！“他得到了一只火弩箭作为圣诞礼物。”罗恩说。 “一个霹雳?不!严重吗? 真的火弩箭？“别激动，奥利弗。”哈利沮丧地说。 “我再也没有了。 它被没收了。”他解释了现在如何检查火弩箭有没有魔咒。 “倒霉的?怎么会是厄运呢？“小天狼星布莱克。”哈利疲倦地说。 “他应该是来找我的。 所以麦格认为可能是他寄来的。”伍德对一个有名的杀人犯在追捕他的找球手的消息一挥手，说道：“可是布莱克不可能买到火弩箭！他在逃跑！全国上下都在找他！

How could he just walk into Quality Quidditch Supplies and buy a broomstick?' 'I know,' said Harry, 'but McGonagall still wants to strip it down–' Wood went pale. 'I'll go and talk to her, Harry,' he promised. 'I'll make her see reason… a Firebolt… a real Firebolt, on our team… she wants Gryffindor to win as much as we do… I'll make her see sense… a Firebolt…' Lessons started again next day. The last thing anyone felt like doing was spending two hours in the grounds on a raw January morning, but Hagrid had provided a bonfire full of salamanders for their enjoyment, and they spent an unusually good lesson collecting dry wood and leaves to keep the fire blazing, while the flame-loving lizards scampered up and down the crumbling, white-hot logs. The first Divination lesson of the new term was much less fun; Professor Trelawney was now teaching them palmistry, and she lost no time in

他怎么能走进魁地奇精品专卖店买把飞天扫帚呢？“我知道，”哈利说，“但麦格还是想把它剥下来——”伍德脸色发白。 “我去和她谈谈，哈利。”他保证道。 “我会让她明白的……一个火弩箭……一个真正的火弩箭，在我们队里……她和我们一样希望格兰芬多获胜……我会让她明白的……一个火弩箭……” 谁也不愿意在一个寒冷的一月早晨在操场上呆上两个小时，但海格准备了一堆火蜥蜴篝火，让他们尽情享受。他们上了一节异常精彩的课，收集干柴和树叶，让火保持燃烧，而爱火的蜥蜴则在白热的碎裂的圆木上蹦蹦跳跳。 新学期的第一节占卜课就没那么有趣了。特里劳妮教授现在教他们看手相，她不失时机地

informing Harry that he had the shortest life-lines she had ever seen. It was Defence Against the Dark Arts that Harry was keen to get to; after his conversation with Wood, he wanted to get started on his Anti- Dementor lessons as soon as possible. 'Ah yes,' said Lupin, when Harry reminded him of his promise at the end of class. 'Let me see… how about eight o'clock on Thursday evening? The History of Magic classroom should be large enough… I'll have to think carefully about how we're going to do this… we can't bring a real Dementor into the castle to practise on…' 'Still looks ill, doesn't he?' said Ron, as they walked down the corridor, heading to dinner. 'What d'you reckon's the matter with him?' There was a loud and impatient 'tuh' from behind them. It was Hermione, who had been sitting at the feet of a suit of armour, re-packing her bag, which was so full of books it wouldn't close. 'And what are you tutting at us for?' said Ron irritably.

告诉哈利，他的生命线是她所见过的最短的。 哈利最想学的是黑魔法防御术课；在和伍德谈话之后，他想尽快开始他的防摄魂怪课程。 “啊，是的。”卢平说，这时哈利提醒他下课时许下的诺言。 “让我想想……星期四晚上8点怎么样？” “魔法史课的教室应该够大的……我得仔细想想该怎么做……我们不能把一个真正的摄魂怪带到城堡里来练习……”罗恩问，这时他们正沿着走廊朝吃饭的方向走去。 “你看他是怎么回事？ ”从他们身后传来一声响亮而不耐烦的“对”。 原来是赫敏，她一直坐在一副盔甲的脚下，重新收拾书包，书包里塞满了书，合不拢了。 “你为什么对我们嘟哝呢？”罗恩恼火地说。

'Nothing,' said Hermione in a lofty voice, heaving her bag back over her shoulder. 'Yes, you were,' said Ron. 'I said I wonder what's wrong with Lupin, and you–' 'Well, isn't it obvious?' said Hermione, with a look of maddening superiority. 'If you don't want to tell us, don't,' snapped Ron. 'Fine,' said Hermione haughtily, and she marched off. 'She doesn't know,' said Ron, staring resentfully after Hermione. 'She's just trying to get us to talk to her again.' At eight o'clock on Thursday evening, Harry left Gryffindor Tower for the History of Magic classroom. It was dark and empty when he arrived, but he lit the lamps with his wand and had waited only five minutes when Professor Lupin turned up, carrying a large packing case, which he heaved onto Professor Binns' desk. 'What's that?' said Harry.

“没什么。”赫敏高傲地说，把书包背到肩上。 “是的，你是。”罗恩说。 “我说我不知道卢平怎么了，而你——”“嗯，这不是很明显吗？赫敏带着一种令人发狂的优越感说。 “如果你不想告诉我们，就别说。”罗恩厉声说。 “好吧。”赫敏傲慢地说，然后大步走开了。 “她不知道。”罗恩说，愤怒地盯着赫敏的背影。 “她只是想让我们再跟她说话。”星期四晚上八点钟，哈利离开格兰芬多塔楼，去上魔法史课。 他到的时候，屋里又黑又空，他用魔杖点上了灯，只等了五分钟，卢平教授就出现了，提着一个大箱子，他把它放在宾斯教授的桌子上。 “那是什么?哈利问。