15 The Quidditch Final

CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Quidditch Final 'He–he sent me this,' Hermione said, holding out the letter. Harry took it. The parchment was damp, and enormous teardrops had smudged the ink so badly in places that it was very difficult to read. Dear Hermione, We lost. I'm allowed to bring him back to Hogwarts. Execution date to be fixed. Beaky has enjoyed London. I won't forget all the help you gave us. Hagrid

第十五章魁地奇决赛“他——他给我寄来了这封信。”赫敏说着，把信递了出来。 哈利接过它。羊皮纸是湿的，大颗大颗的泪珠把墨水弄脏了，有些地方很难看清楚。 亲爱的赫敏：我们输了。我可以把他带回霍格沃茨。 执行日期待定。 比克很喜欢伦敦。我不会忘记你给我们的所有帮助。 海格

'They can't do this,' said Harry. 'They can't. Buckbeak isn't dangerous.' 'Malfoy's dad's frightened the Committee into it,' said Hermione, wiping her eyes. 'You know what he's like. They're a bunch of doddery old fools, and they were scared. There'll be an appeal, though, there always is. Only I can't see any hope… nothing will have changed.' 'Yeah, it will,' said Ron fiercely. 'You won't have to do all the work alone this time, Hermione. I'll help.' 'Oh, Ron!' Hermione flung her arms around Ron's neck and broke down completely. Ron, looking quite terrified, patted her very awkwardly on the top of the head. Finally, Hermione drew away. 'Ron, I'm really, really sorry about Scabbers…' she sobbed. 'Oh–well–he was old,' said Ron, looking thoroughly relieved that she had let go of him. 'And he was a bit useless. You never know, Mum and Dad might get me an owl now.'

“他们不能这么做。”哈利说。 他们不能。巴克比克并不危险。“马尔福的爸爸把委员会吓得这么做了。”赫敏擦着眼睛说。 “你知道他是什么样的人。他们是一群老傻瓜，他们很害怕。 会有上诉的，总会有的。 只是我看不到任何希望，什么都不会改变。“是啊，会的。”罗恩恶狠狠地说。 “这次你不用一个人做所有的工作了，赫敏。 我会帮助。“哦，罗恩！”赫敏猛地搂住罗恩的脖子，彻底崩溃了。 罗恩显得很害怕，尴尬地拍了拍她的头顶。 最后，赫敏走开了。 “罗恩，斑斑的事我真的、真的很难过……” “哦——好吧，他老了。”罗恩说，因为赫敏放开了他，他看上去松了一口气。 “而且他有点没用。 你永远不知道，爸爸妈妈现在可能会给我买一只猫头鹰。”

The safety measures imposed on the students since Black's second break-in made it impossible for Harry, Ron and Hermione to go and visit Hagrid in the evenings. Their only chance of talking to him was during Care of Magical Creatures lessons. He seemed numb with shock at the verdict. ''S all my fault. Got all tongue-tied. They was all sittin' there in black robes an' I kep' droppin' me notes and forgettin' all them dates yeh looked up fer me, Hermione. An' then Lucius Malfoy stood up an' said his bit, and the Committee jus' did exac'ly what he told 'em…' 'There's still the appeal!' said Ron fiercely. 'Don't give up yet, we're working on it!' They were walking back up to the castle with the rest of the class. Ahead they could see Malfoy, who was walking with Crabbe and Goyle, and kept looking back, laughing derisively. ''S no good, Ron,' said Hagrid sadly as they reached the castle steps. 'That Committee's in Lucius Malfoy's pocket. I'm jus' gonna make sure

自从布莱克第二次破门而入以来，学生们都采取了安全措施，哈利、罗恩和赫敏不可能在晚上去看海格。 他们和他说话的唯一机会是在保护神奇生物课上。 他对判决感到震惊，似乎麻木了。 “都是我的错。我舌头打结了。 他们都穿着黑袍子坐在那里，我不停地掉纸条，把你帮我查的那些日期都忘了，赫敏。 然后卢修斯·马尔福站了起来，说了他该说的话，委员会就完全按照他的话做了……”罗恩凶狠地说。 “别放弃，我们正在努力！”他们和全班同学一起走回城堡。 他们看见马尔福和克拉布、高尔一起走在前面，不时回头看，嘲笑地笑着。 “不行，罗恩。”他们走到城堡的台阶上时，海格伤心地说。 “那个委员会在卢修斯·马尔福的口袋里。 我只是想确认一下

the rest o' Beaky's time is the happiest he's ever had. I owe him that…' Hagrid turned round and hurried back towards his cabin, his face buried in his handkerchief. 'Look at him blubber!' Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle had been standing just inside the castle doors, listening. 'Have you ever seen anything quite as pathetic?' said Malfoy. 'And he's supposed to be our teacher!' Harry and Ron both made furious moves towards Malfoy, but Hermione got there first–SMACK! She had slapped Malfoy around the face with all the strength she could muster. Malfoy staggered. Harry, Ron, Crabbe and Goyle stood flabbergasted as Hermione raised her hand again. 'Don't you dare call Hagrid pathetic, you foul–you evil–' 'Hermione!' said Ron weakly, and he tried to grab her hand as she swung it back. ikcjeo. 'Get off, Ron!'

比克的余生是他最快乐的时光。 这是我欠他的……”海格转过身，匆匆朝他的小屋走去，脸埋在手帕里。 “看看他，臭小子！”马尔福、克拉布和高尔一直站在城堡的门里面听着。 “你见过这么可悲的事吗？”马尔福说。 “他应该是我们的老师！”哈利和罗恩都怒气冲冲地朝马尔福扑过去，但赫敏先跑了过去——啪！她使出全身力气打了马尔福一记耳光。 马尔福交错。哈利、罗恩、克拉布和高尔目瞪口呆地站在那里，赫敏又举起了手。 “你竟敢说海格可怜，你这个下流的——你这个邪恶的——”罗恩有气无力地说，他想抓住她的手，而她把它甩了回去。 “走开，罗恩！”

Hermione pulled out her wand. Malfoy stepped backwards. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him for instructions, thoroughly bewildered. 'C'mon,' Malfoy muttered, and next moment, all three of them had disappeared into the passageway to the dungeons. 'Hermione!' Ron said again, sounding both stunned and impressed. 'Harry, you'd better beat him in the Quidditch final!' Hermione said shrilly. 'You just better had, because I can't stand it if Slytherin win!' 'We're due in Charms,' said Ron, still goggling at Hermione. 'We'd better go.' They hurried up the marble staircase towards Professor Flitwick's classroom. 'You're late, boys!' said Professor Flitwick reprovingly, as Harry opened the classroom door. 'Come along, quickly, wands out, we're experimenting with Cheering Charms today. We've already divided into pairs–' Harry and Ron hurried to a desk at the back and opened their bags. Ron looked behind him.

赫敏抽出魔杖。 马尔福向后退了一步。克拉布和高尔望着他，等待他的指示，完全被弄糊涂了。 “走吧。”马尔福喃喃地说，接着，他们三个人就消失在通往地牢的通道里了。 “赫敏!”罗恩又问了一遍，听上去既震惊又印象深刻。 “哈利，你最好在魁地奇决赛中打败他！”赫敏尖声说。 “你最好这么做，因为如果斯莱特林赢了，我可受不了！”“我们要上魔咒课了。”罗恩说，眼睛仍然瞪着赫敏。 “我们还是走吧。”他们匆匆走上大理石楼梯，朝弗立维教授的教室走去。 “你们迟到了，孩子们！”哈利打开教室门时，弗立维教授责备地说。 “快来，把魔杖拿出来，我们今天要练习快乐咒。 我们已经分成两组了——”哈利和罗恩赶紧走到后面的一张桌子前，打开书包。 罗恩回头看了看。

'Where's Hermione gone?' Harry looked around, too. Hermione hadn't entered the classroom, yet Harry knew she had been right next to him when he had opened the door. 'That's weird,' said Harry, staring at Ron. 'Maybe–maybe she went to the bathroom or something?' But Hermione didn't turn up all lesson. 'She could've done with a Cheering Charm on her, too,' said Ron, as the class left for lunch, all grinning broadly–the Cheering Charms had left them with a feeling of great contentment. Hermione wasn't at lunch either. By the time they had finished their apple pie, the after-effects of the Cheering Charms were wearing off, and Harry and Ron had started to get slightly worried. 'You don't think Malfoy did something to her?' Ron said anxiously, as they hurried upstairs towards Gryffindor Tower. They passed the security trolls, gave the Fat Lady the password ('Flibbertigibbet') and

“赫敏去哪儿了？”哈利也环顾四周。 赫敏没有进教室，但哈利知道他开门的时候她就在他旁边。 “真奇怪。”哈利瞪着罗恩说。 “也许——也许她去洗手间之类的？”但是赫敏整节课都没来。 “她也可以施一个欢乐咒。”罗恩说，这时全班同学都出去吃午饭了，全都咧着嘴笑——欢乐咒给他们带来了一种极大的满足感。 赫敏也没来吃午饭。 他们吃完苹果派后，快乐咒的作用逐渐消失，哈利和罗恩开始有点担心了。 “你不会认为马尔福对她做了什么吧？”罗恩焦急地说，这时他们匆匆上楼，朝格兰芬多塔楼走去。 他们通过了保安，给了胖夫人密码（“flibertigibbet”），然后