6 The Portkey

—CHAPTER SIX— The Portkey Harry felt as though he had barely lain down to sleep in Ron's room when he was being shaken awake by Mrs Weasley. 'Time to go, Harry, dear,' she whispered, moving away to wake Ron. Harry felt around for his glasses, put them on and sat up. It was still dark outside. Ron muttered indistinctly as his mother roused him. At the foot of Harry's mattress he saw two large, dishevelled shapes emerging from tangles of blankets. ''S'time already?' said Fred groggily. They dressed in silence, too sleepy to talk, then, yawning and stretching, the four of them headed downstairs into the kitchen.

哈利觉得自己好像刚在罗恩的房间里躺下睡觉，就被韦斯莱夫人摇醒了。 “该走了，哈利，亲爱的。”她小声说，走过去叫醒罗恩。 哈利伸手去找眼镜，戴上，坐了起来。 外面还很黑。 母亲把罗恩叫醒时，罗恩含糊地嘟囔着。 在哈利的床垫脚下，他看见两个蓬乱的大身影从一团毯子里钻了出来。 “S”时间了吗?弗雷德昏昏沉沉地说。 他们默不作声地穿好衣服，困得连话都说不出来。然后，他们四个人打着呵欠，伸了个懒腰，下楼进了厨房。

Mrs Weasley was stirring the contents of a large pot on the stove, while Mr Weasley was sitting at the table, checking a sheaf of large parchment tickets. He looked up as the boys entered, and spread his arms so that they could see his clothes more clearly. He was wearing what appeared to be a golfing jumper and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big for him and held up with a thick leather belt. 'What d'you think?' he asked anxiously. 'We're supposed to go incognito– do I look like a Muggle, Harry?' 'Yeah,' said Harry, smiling, 'very good.' 'Where're Bill and Charlie and Per–Per– Percy?' said George, failing to stifle a huge yawn. 'Well, they're Apparating, aren't they?' said Mrs Weasley, heaving the large pot over to the table and starting to ladle porridge into bowls. 'So they can have a bit of a lie-in.' Harry knew that Apparating was very difficult; it meant disappearing from one place and reappearing almost instantly in another.

韦斯莱夫人正在炉子上搅拌一个大锅里的东西，韦斯莱先生坐在桌旁，查看一叠羊皮纸上的大票。 孩子们进来时，他抬起头来，伸开双臂，让他们能更清楚地看到他的衣服。 他穿着一件高尔夫球套头衫，一条很旧的牛仔裤，对他来说有点大，用一条粗皮带系着。 “你觉得怎么样？”他焦急地问。 “我们应该隐姓埋名去——我看起来像麻瓜吗，哈利？”“是啊，”哈利微笑着说，“很好。”“比尔、查理和佩——佩——珀西呢？”乔治说，忍不住打了一个大大的哈欠。 “嗯，他们在幻影显形，是不是？”韦斯莱夫人说着，把大锅举到桌上，开始把粥舀进碗里。 “这样他们就可以睡个懒觉了。”哈利知道幻影显形是非常困难的。它意味着从一个地方消失，几乎立刻又出现在另一个地方。

'So they're still in bed?' said Fred grumpily, pulling his bowl of porridge towards him. 'Why can't we Apparate, too?' 'Because you're not of age and you haven't got your test,' snapped Mrs Weasley. 'And where have those girls got to?' She bustled out of the kitchen and they heard her climbing the stairs. 'You have to pass a test to Apparate?' Harry asked. 'Oh yes,' said Mr Weasley, tucking the tickets safely into the back pocket of his jeans. 'The Department of Magical Transportation had to fine a couple of people the other day for Apparating without a licence. It's not easy, Apparition, and when it's not done properly it can lead to nasty complications. This pair I'm talking about went and splinched themselves.' Everyone around the table except Harry winced. 'Er– splinched?' said Harry. 'They left half of themselves behind,' said Mr Weasley, now spooning large amounts of treacle

“这么说他们还在睡觉？”弗雷德暴躁地说，一边把那碗粥拉过来。 “我们为什么不能也幻影显形呢？”“因为你还没成年，还没有考试。”韦斯莱夫人厉声说。 “那些姑娘上哪儿去了？”她匆匆走出厨房，他们听见她上楼的声音。 “幻影显形必须通过考试？”哈利问。 “哦，是的。”韦斯莱先生说着，把票安全地塞进牛仔裤后面的口袋里。 “前几天，魔法交通司罚了两个人，因为他们没有许可证就幻影显形。 这可不容易，幻影显形，如果做得不好，可能会导致严重的并发症。 我说的这一对就自己分裂了。”除了哈利，桌子周围的人都皱起了眉头。 “呃——splinched吗?哈利问。 “他们留下了一半身体。”韦斯莱先生说着，舀了一勺糖浆

onto his porridge. 'So, of course, they were stuck. Couldn't move either way. Had to wait for the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad to sort them out. Meant a fair old bit of paperwork, I can tell you, what with the Muggles who spotted the body parts they'd left behind…' Harry had a sudden vision of a pair of legs and an eyeball lying abandoned on the pavement of Privet Drive. 'Were they OK?' he asked, startled. 'Oh yes,' said Mr Weasley matter-of-factly. 'But they got a heavy fine, and I don't think they'll be trying it again in a hurry. You don't mess around with Apparition. There are plenty of adult wizards who don't bother with it. Prefer brooms– slower, but safer.' 'But Bill and Charlie and Percy can all do it?' 'Charlie had to take the test twice,' said Fred, grinning. ikcjeo. 'He failed first time, Apparated five miles south of where he meant to, right on top of some poor old dear doing her shopping, remember?'

在他的粥上。所以，当然，他们被困住了。 两边都动不了。只能等意外魔法逆转小组来处理。 我可以告诉你，这意味着一堆相当旧的文书工作，因为麻瓜们发现了他们留下的身体部位……”哈利突然看到一条腿和一个眼球被遗弃在女贞路的人行道上。 “他们还好吗？”他吃惊地问。 “哦，是的。”韦斯莱先生实事求是地说。 “但他们被处以重罚，我认为他们不会很快再这么做了。 幻影显形不能乱来。 有很多成年巫师都懒得管这个。 更喜欢用扫帚——更慢，但更安全。“可是比尔、查理和珀西都能做到吗？”“查理考了两次。”弗雷德咧嘴笑着说。 “他第一次失败了，幻影显形到他想去的地方往南五英里，正好落在一个正在买东西的可怜的老太太身上，记得吗？”

'Yes, well, he passed second time,' said Mrs Weasley, marching back into the kitchen amid hearty sniggers. 'Percy only passed two weeks ago,' said George. 'He's been Apparating downstairs every morning since, just to prove he can.' There were footsteps down the passageway and Hermione and Ginny came into the kitchen, both looking pale and drowsy. 'Why do we have to be up so early?' Ginny said, rubbing her eyes and sitting down at the table. 'We've got a bit of a walk,' said Mr Weasley. 'Walk?' said Harry. 'What, are we walking to the World Cup?' 'No, no, that's miles away,' said Mr Weasley, smiling. 'We only need to walk a short way. It's just that it's very difficult for a large number of wizards to congregate without attracting Muggle attention. We have to be very careful about how we travel at the best of times, and on a huge occasion like the Quidditch World Cup–'

“是啊，他第二次通过了。”韦斯莱夫人说着，在一阵热烈的窃笑声中大步走进厨房。 “珀西两个星期前才去世。”乔治说。 “从那以后，他每天早上都幻影显形到楼下，就是为了证明他有这个本事。”走廊上传来了脚步声，赫敏和金妮走进了厨房，两人脸色苍白，昏昏欲睡。 “我们为什么要起这么早？”金妮说着揉了揉眼睛，在桌旁坐了下来。 “我们还要走一段路呢。”韦斯莱先生说。 “走?哈利问。“怎么，我们要去看世界杯吗？”“不，不，那距离很远。”韦斯莱先生微笑着说。 “我们只需要走一小段路。 只是一大群巫师聚集在一起而不引起麻瓜的注意是非常困难的。 在最好的时候，我们旅行的方式必须非常小心，在魁地奇世界杯赛这样的盛大场合——”

'George!' said Mrs Weasley sharply, and they all jumped. 'What?' said George, in an innocent tone that deceived nobody. 'What is that in your pocket?' 'Nothing!' 'Don't you lie to me!' Mrs Weasley pointed her wand at George's pocket and said, 'Accio!' Several small, brightly coloured objects zoomed out of George's pocket; he made a grab for them but missed, and they sped right into Mrs Weasley's outstretched hand. 'We told you to destroy them!' said Mrs Weasley furiously, holding up what were unmistakeably more Ton-Tongue Toffees. 'We told you to get rid of the lot! Empty your pockets, go on, both of you!' It was an unpleasant scene; the twins had evidently been trying to smuggle as many toffees out of the house as possible, and it was only by

“乔治!韦斯莱夫人厉声说，大家都跳了起来。 “什么?乔治说，用一种天真无邪的语调，谁也骗不了他。 “你口袋里是什么？”“什么!“别对我撒谎！”韦斯莱夫人用魔杖指着乔治的口袋说：“飞来！”几个颜色鲜艳的小东西嗖地从乔治的口袋里冒了出来。他伸手去抓，但是没有抓住，它们正好飞到韦斯莱夫人伸出的手里。 “我们叫你毁掉他们！”韦斯莱夫人愤怒地说，手里拿着的东西显然又是肥舌太妃糖。 “我们告诉过你把所有的东西都扔掉！”掏空口袋，走吧，你们两个！”这是一个令人不快的场面；这对双胞胎显然一直在设法把尽可能多的太妃糖偷偷带出屋子，结果只是被偷了