11 Aboard the Hogwarts Express

—CHAPTER ELEVEN— Aboard the Hogwarts Express There was a definite end-of-the-holidays gloom in the air when Harry awoke next morning. Heavy rain was still splattering against the window as he got dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt; they would change into their school robes on the Hogwarts Express. He, Ron, Fred and George had just reached the first-floor landing on their way down to breakfast, when Mrs Weasley appeared at the foot of the stairs, looking harassed. 'Arthur!' she called up the staircase, 'Arthur! Urgent message from the Ministry!'

第十一章乘坐霍格沃茨特快列车第二天早上哈利醒来时，空气中弥漫着假期结束的阴郁气氛。 大雨还在噼噼啪啪地打在窗户上，他穿上牛仔裤和运动衫；他们会在霍格沃茨特快列车上换上袍子。 他、罗恩、弗雷德和乔治正要下楼吃早饭，刚走到一楼楼梯口，韦斯莱夫人就出现在楼梯脚下，一副心烦意乱的样子。 “亚瑟!她朝楼上喊道，“亚瑟！魔法部有紧急消息！”

Harry flattened himself against the wall as Mr Weasley came clattering past with his robes on back-to-front, and hurtled out of sight. When Harry and the others entered the kitchen, they saw Mrs Weasley rummaging anxiously in the dresser drawers– 'I've got a quill here somewhere!'– and Mr Weasley bending over the fire, talking to– Harry shut his eyes hard and opened them again to make sure that they were working properly. Amos Diggory's head was sitting in the middle of the flames like a large bearded egg. It was talking very fast, completely unperturbed by the sparks flying around it and the flames licking its ears. '…Muggle neighbours heard bangs and shouting, so they went and called those what- d'you-call-'ems– please-men. Arthur, you've got to get over there–' 'Here!' said Mrs Weasley breathlessly, pushing a piece of parchment, a bottle of ink and a crumpled quill into Mr Weasley's hands. '–it's a real stroke of luck I heard about it,' said Mr Diggory's head, 'I had to come into the office

哈利把身子贴在墙上，韦斯莱先生穿着长袍，喀嚓喀嚓地走了过去，一下子就不见了。 哈利和其他人走进厨房时，看见韦斯莱夫人焦急地在梳妆台的抽屉里翻找着——“我这里有一支羽毛笔！”——韦斯莱先生俯下身来，对——哈利使劲闭上眼睛，然后又睁开眼睛，确保眼睛能正常工作。 阿莫斯·迪戈里的脑袋像一个长着胡子的大鸡蛋一样，悬在火焰中间。 它说得很快，完全没有被周围飞舞的火花和舔舐耳朵的火焰所干扰。 “……麻瓜邻居们听到了砰砰声和喊叫声，于是他们去叫那些——你们怎么叫——嗯——请——人。 阿瑟，你得到那儿去——”“这儿！韦斯莱夫人上气不接下气地说，把一张羊皮纸、一瓶墨水和一支揉皱的羽毛笔塞到韦斯莱先生手里。 “——我真是太走运了，我听说了这件事，”迪戈里先生的脑袋说，“我不得不到办公室来

early to send a couple of owls, and I found the Improper Use of Magic lot all setting off– if Rita Skeeter gets hold of this one, Arthur–' 'What does Mad-Eye say happened?' asked Mr Weasley, unscrewing the ink bottle, loading up his quill and preparing to take notes. Mr Diggory's head rolled its eyes. 'Says he heard an intruder in his yard. Says they were creeping towards the house, but they were ambushed by his dustbins.' 'What did the dustbins do?' asked Mr Weasley, scribbling frantically. 'Made one hell of a noise and fired rubbish everywhere, as far as I can tell,' said Mr Diggory. 'Apparently one of them was still rocketing around when the please-men turned up–' Mr Weasley groaned. 'And what about the intruder?' 'Arthur, you know Mad-Eye,' said Mr Diggory's head, rolling its eyes again. 'Someone creeping into his yard at the dead of night? More likely there's a very shellshocked cat wandering around somewhere, covered in potato peelings.

派了两只猫头鹰来早了，我发现禁止滥用魔法课的那批人都出发了——如果丽塔·斯基特抓住了这个，亚瑟——”“疯眼汉说发生了什么事？韦斯莱先生问，拧开墨水瓶，拿起羽毛笔，准备做笔记。 迪戈里先生的头翻了个白眼。 说他听到院子里有人闯入。 他说他们爬向房子，但被他的垃圾箱挡住了。“垃圾箱做了什么？”韦斯莱先生问，一边疯狂地写着。 “就我所知，它发出了很大的噪音，到处乱扔垃圾。”迪戈里先生说。 “显然，当侍从出现的时候，他们中的一个还在飞来飞去——”韦斯莱先生呻吟道。 “那个不速之客怎么办？”“亚瑟，你认识疯眼汉。”迪戈里先生的头说，又转了转眼珠。 “有人在夜深人静的时候溜进他的院子？” 更有可能是一只患了甲壳症的猫，浑身都是土豆皮，在某处游荡。

But if the Improper Use of Magic lot get their hands on Mad-Eye, he's had it– think of his record– we've got to get him off on a minor charge, something in your department– what are exploding dustbins worth?' 'Might be a caution,' said Mr Weasley, still writing very fast, his brow furrowed. 'Mad-Eye didn't use his wand? He didn't actually attack anyone?' 'I'll bet he leapt out of bed and started jinxing everything he could reach through the window,' said Mr Diggory, 'but they'll have a job proving it, there aren't any casualties.' 'All right, I'm off,' Mr Weasley said, and he stuffed the parchment with his notes on it into his pocket and dashed out of the kitchen again. Mr Diggory's head looked around at Mrs Weasley. 'Sorry about this, Molly,' it said, more calmly, 'bothering you so early and everything… but Arthur's the only one who can get Mad-Eye off, and Mad-Eye's supposed to be starting his new job today. Why he had to choose last night…'

但是如果不当使用魔法组的人抓住了疯眼汉，他就完了——想想他的前科吧——我们得让他轻罪脱罪，在你们部门干点什么——炸垃圾桶值多少钱？“可能是一个警告。”韦斯莱先生说，仍然飞快地写着，眉头紧锁。 “疯眼汉没有用魔杖？” 他没有攻击任何人吗？“我敢打赌，他从床上跳起来，把他能拿到的东西都从窗户里往里施咒，”迪戈里先生说，“但他们要证明这一点是不容易的，因为没有人员伤亡。“好了，我走了。”韦斯莱先生说着，把写着笔记的羊皮纸塞进口袋，又冲出了厨房。 迪戈里先生的头转向韦斯莱夫人。 “对不起，莫丽，”声音平静多了，“这么早来打扰你……但只有亚瑟能帮疯眼汉脱罪，而疯眼汉今天就要开始他的新工作了。 他为什么要选择昨晚……”

'Never mind, Amos,' said Mrs Weasley. 'Sure you won't have a bit of toast or anything before you go?' 'Oh, go on, then,' said Mr Diggory. Mrs Weasley took a piece of buttered toast from a stack on the kitchen table, put it into the fire tongs and transferred it into Mr Diggory's mouth. 'Fanks,' he said in a muffled voice, and then, with a small pop, vanished. Harry could hear Mr Weasley calling hurried goodbyes to Bill, Charlie, Percy and the girls. Within five minutes, he was back in the kitchen, his robes on the right way now, dragging a comb through his hair. 'I'd better hurry– you have a good term, boys,' said Mr Weasley to Harry, Ron and the twins, dragging a cloak over his shoulders and preparing to Disapparate. 'Molly, are you going to be all right taking the kids to King's Cross?' 'Of course I will,' she said. 'You just look after Mad-Eye, we'll be fine.'

“没关系，阿莫斯。”韦斯莱夫人说。 “你走之前真的不吃点吐司什么的吗？”“哦，那就说下去吧。”迪戈里先生说。 韦斯莱夫人从厨房桌子上的一堆面包里拿起一片涂了黄油的吐司，放进火钳里，塞到迪戈里先生嘴里。 “哈哈。”他低声说，然后噗的一声，消失了。 哈利听见韦斯莱先生匆匆地向比尔、查理、珀西和两个女孩道别。 不到五分钟，他就回到了厨房，长袍正对着方向，还拖着一把梳子梳理着头发。 “我得快点了——孩子们，祝你们学期愉快。”韦斯莱先生对哈利、罗恩和双胞胎说，一边在肩上拖了一件隐形衣，准备幻影移形。 “莫丽，你带孩子们去国王十字车站行吗？”“我当然会的，”她说。 “你只管照顾疯眼汉，我们会没事的。”

As Mr Weasley vanished, Bill and Charlie entered the kitchen. 'Did someone say Mad-Eye?' Bill asked. 'What's he been up to now?' 'He says someone tried to break into his house last night,' said Mrs Weasley. 'Mad-Eye Moody?' said George thoughtfully, spreading marmalade on his toast. 'Isn't he that nutter–' 'Your father thinks very highly of Mad-Eye Moody,' said Mrs Weasley sternly. 'Yeah, well, Dad collects plugs, doesn't he?' said Fred quietly, as Mrs Weasley left the room. 'Birds of a feather…' 'Moody was a great wizard in his time,' said Bill. 'He's an old friend of Dumbledore's, isn't he?' said Charlie. 'Dumbledore's not what you'd call normal, though, is he?' said Fred. 'I mean, I know he's a genius and everything…' 'Who is Mad-Eye?' asked Harry.

韦斯莱先生消失后，比尔和查理走进了厨房。 “有人说疯眼汉吗？”比尔问。 “他现在在干什么？”“他说昨晚有人想闯进他的房子。”韦斯莱夫人说。 疯眼汉穆迪?乔治若有所思地说，把果酱涂在烤面包上。 “你父亲对疯眼汉穆迪评价很高。”韦斯莱夫人严厉地说。 “是啊，爸爸收集插头，不是吗？”韦斯莱夫人离开房间时，弗雷德轻声说。 “穆迪生前是个伟大的巫师。”比尔说。 “他是邓布利多的老朋友，是不是？”查理说。 “邓布利多不是你们所说的正常人，对吧？”弗雷德说。 “我的意思是，我知道他是个天才……”哈利问。