33 Fight and Flight

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Fight and Flight Harry had no idea what Hermione was planning, or even whether she had a plan. He walked half a pace behind her as they headed down the corridor outside Umbridge's office, knowing it would look very suspicious if he appeared not to know where they were going. He did not dare attempt to talk to her; Umbridge was walking so closely behind them that he could hear her ragged breathing. Hermione led the way down the stairs into the Entrance Hall. The din of loud voices and the clatter of cutlery on plates echoed from out of the double doors to the Great Hall– it seemed incredible to Harry that twenty feet away were

第三十三章战斗与逃跑哈利不知道赫敏在计划什么，甚至不知道她有没有计划。 他们沿着乌姆里奇办公室外的走廊往前走，哈利跟在她后面走了半步，因为他知道，如果他看起来不知道他们要去哪里，那就会显得很可疑。 他不敢跟她说话；乌姆里奇紧跟在他们后面，哈利听得见她急促的呼吸声。 赫敏带头走下楼梯，走进门厅。 嘈杂的说话声和餐具碰撞盘子的声音在通往礼堂的双扇门外回响着——哈利简直不敢相信，二十英尺外竟然是

people who were enjoying dinner, celebrating the end of exams, not a care in the world… Hermione walked straight out of the oak front doors and down the stone steps into the balmy evening air. The sun was falling towards the tops of the trees in the Forbidden Forest now, and as Hermione marched purposefully across the grass– Umbridge jogging to keep up– their long dark shadows rippled over the grass behind them like cloaks. 'It's hidden in Hagrid's hut, is it?' said Umbridge eagerly in Harry's ear. 'Of course not,' said Hermione scathingly. 'Hagrid might have set it off accidentally.' 'Yes,' said Umbridge, whose excitement seemed to be mounting. 'Yes, he would have done, of course, the great half-breed oaf.' She laughed. Harry felt a strong urge to swing round and seize her by the throat, but resisted. His scar was throbbing in the soft evening air but it had not yet burned white-hot, as he knew it would if Voldemort had moved in for the kill.

人们正在享用晚餐，庆祝考试结束，无忧无虑……赫敏径直走出橡木大门，走下石阶，沐浴在傍晚的芬芳空气中。 现在，太阳正朝着禁林的树梢落下，赫敏坚定地大步走过草地——乌姆里奇慢跑着跟在后面——他们长长的黑影像斗篷一样在身后的草地上荡来荡去。 “它藏在海格的小屋里，是吗？”乌姆里奇在哈利耳边急切地问。 “当然不会。”赫敏尖刻地说。 “海格可能不小心把它点燃了。“是的。”乌姆里奇说，她似乎越来越兴奋了。 “是的，他当然会这么做的，那个大笨蛋。”她笑了。 哈利有一种强烈的冲动，想转过身去掐住她的喉咙，但他忍住了。 他的伤疤在傍晚柔和的空气中悸动着，但还没有烧得白热，他知道如果伏地魔来杀他，就会烧得白热。

'Then… where is it?' asked Umbridge, with a hint of uncertainty in her voice as Hermione continued to stride towards the Forest. 'In there, of course,' said Hermione, pointing into the dark trees. 'It had to be somewhere that students weren't going to find it accidentally, didn't it?' 'Of course,' said Umbridge, though she sounded a little apprehensive now. 'Of course… very well, then… you two stay ahead of me.' 'Can we have your wand, then, if we're going first?' Harry asked her. 'No, I don't think so, Mr Potter,' said Umbridge sweetly, poking him in the back with it. 'The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I'm afraid.' As they reached the cool shade of the first trees, Harry tried to catch Hermione's eye; walking into the Forest without wands seemed to him to be more foolhardy than anything they had done so far this evening. She, however, merely gave Umbridge a contemptuous glance and plunged straight into the trees, moving at such a pace that

“那么……它在哪儿？”乌姆里奇问，声音里带着一丝不确定，赫敏继续大步朝禁林走去。 “当然是在那里。”赫敏指着漆黑的树林说。 “它必须放在一个学生们不会偶然发现的地方，不是吗？”“当然。”乌姆里奇说，不过她现在听起来有点担心了。 “当然……那好吧……你们俩走在我前面。”“那么，如果我们先走，能把你的魔杖给我们吗？”哈利问她。 “不，我不这么认为，波特先生。”乌姆里奇温柔地说，用魔杖戳了戳他的后背。 “恐怕魔法部把我的生命看得比你的重要得多。”当他们来到第一批树的阴凉处时，哈利试图吸引赫敏的目光。在他看来，不带魔杖走进禁林，比他们今天晚上做的任何事情都要鲁莽。 然而，她只是轻蔑地瞥了乌姆里奇一眼，就一头扎进了树林，走得那么快

Umbridge, with her shorter legs, had difficulty in keeping up. 'Is it very far in?' Umbridge asked, as her robe ripped on a bramble. 'Oh yes,' said Hermione, 'yes, it's well hidden.' Harry's misgivings increased. Hermione was not taking the path they had followed to visit Grawp, but the one he followed three years ago to the lair of the monster Aragog. Hermione had not been with him on that occasion; he doubted she had any idea what danger lay at the end of it. 'Er– are you sure this is the right way?' he asked her pointedly. 'Oh yes,' she said in a steely voice, crashing through the undergrowth with what he thought was a wholly unnecessary amount of noise. Behind them, Umbridge tripped over a fallen sapling. Neither of them paused to help her up again; Hermione merely strode on, calling loudly over her shoulder, 'It's a bit further in!' 'Hermione, keep your voice down,' Harry muttered, hurrying to catch up with her. 'Anything could be listening in here–'

乌姆里奇腿较短，很难跟上。 “离这儿很远吗？”乌姆里奇问道，她的长袍被荆棘扯破了。 “哦，是的，”赫敏说，“是的，藏得很好。”哈利的疑虑增加了。 赫敏不是走他们去拜访格洛普的那条路，而是走他三年前去怪物阿拉戈克巢穴的那条路。 赫敏当时没有和他在一起；他怀疑她是否知道这条路的尽头有什么危险。 “嗯——你确定这条路对吗？”他直截了当地问她。 “哦，是的。”她用一种钢铁般的声音说，穿过矮树丛，发出他认为完全没有必要的声音。 在他们身后，乌姆里奇被一棵倒下的树苗绊倒了。 两人都没有停下来扶她起来；赫敏只是大步向前走，扭头大声喊道：“再往里走一点！“赫敏，小声点。”哈利小声说，赶紧追上她。 “这里可能有什么东西在偷听——”

'I want us heard,' she answered quietly, as Umbridge jogged noisily after them. 'You'll see…' They walked on for what seemed a long time, until they were once again so deep into the Forest that the dense tree canopy blocked out all light. Harry had the feeling he had had before in the Forest, one of being watched by unseen eyes. 'How much further?' demanded Umbridge angrily from behind him. 'Not far now!' shouted Hermione, as they emerged into a dim, dank clearing. 'Just a little bit–' An arrow flew through the air and landed with a menacing thud in the tree just over her head. The air was suddenly full of the sound of hooves; Harry could feel the Forest floor trembling; Umbridge gave a little scream and pushed him in front of her like a shield– He wrenched himself free of her and turned. Around fifty centaurs were emerging on every side, their bows raised and loaded, pointing at Harry, Hermione and Umbridge. They backed

“我希望听到我们的声音。”她轻声回答，乌姆里奇在他们后面大声地慢跑着。 “你会看到的……”他们似乎走了很长一段时间，直到他们再次深入禁林，浓密的树冠遮住了所有的光线。 哈利有一种以前在禁林里有过的感觉，一种被看不见的眼睛注视着的感觉。 “还有多远？”乌姆里奇在他身后生气地问。 “现在不远了！”他们来到一片昏暗、潮湿的空地上时，赫敏喊道。 “就一点儿——”一支箭从空中飞过，砰地一声落在她头顶上方的树上。 空气中突然充满了马蹄声；哈利能感觉到禁林的地面在颤抖。乌姆里奇轻轻尖叫了一声，把哈利像盾牌一样推到她面前——哈利挣脱她，转过身来。 大约五十个马人从四面八方冒了出来，他们举起弓，上了膛，指着哈利、赫敏和乌姆里奇。 他们支持

slowly into the centre of the clearing, Umbridge uttering odd little whimpers of terror. Harry looked sideways at Hermione. She was wearing a triumphant smile. 'Who are you?' said a voice. Harry looked left. The chestnut-bodied centaur called Magorian was walking towards them out of the circle: his bow, like those of the others, was raised. On Harry's right, Umbridge was still whimpering, her wand trembling violently as she pointed it at the advancing centaur. 'I asked you who are you, human,' said Magorian roughly. 'I am Dolores Umbridge!' said Umbridge in a high-pitched, terrified voice. 'Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic and Headmistress and High Inquisitor of Hogwarts!' 'You are from the Ministry of Magic?' said Magorian, as many of the centaurs in the surrounding circle shifted restlessly. 'That's right!' said Umbridge, in an even higher voice, 'so be very careful! By the laws laid down by the Department for the Regulation and Control

慢慢地走到空地中央，乌姆里奇惊恐地发出奇怪的呜咽声。 哈利斜眼看着赫敏。 她脸上带着胜利的微笑。 “你是谁？”一个声音说。 哈利朝左边看了看。那个栗色身体的马人名叫玛格瑞，正从圈子里向他们走来，他的弓和其他马人的弓一样，也举起了。 在哈利的右边，乌姆里奇还在呜咽着，她用魔杖指着那个走来的马人，魔杖剧烈地颤抖着。 “我问你是谁，人类。”玛格瑞粗暴地说。 “我是多洛雷斯·乌姆里奇！”乌姆里奇用一种尖利的、惊恐的声音说。 “魔法部高级副部长兼霍格沃茨校长兼高级调查官！”“你是魔法部的？”玛格瑞说，这时围成一圈的许多马人不安地扭动着身子。 “没错!乌姆里奇用更高的声音说，“所以要非常小心！由监管和控制部制定的法律