38 The Second War Begins

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT The Second War Begins HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED RETURNS 'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. '"It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord– well, you know who I mean– is alive and among us again," said Fudge, looking tired and

第三十八章第二次战争开始，那个连名字都不能提的人又回来了魔法部部长康奈利·福吉在星期五晚上的一份简短声明中证实，那个连名字都不能提的人已经回到了这个国家，并且再次活跃起来。 “‘我必须非常遗憾地证实，那个自称为魔王的巫师——嗯，你知道我指的是谁——还活着，又回到了我们中间。’福吉说，他显得很疲倦，而且

flustered as he addressed reporters. "It is with almost equal regret that we report the mass revolt of the Dementors of Azkaban, who have shown themselves averse to continuing in the Ministry's employ. We believe the Dementors are currently taking direction from Lord– Thingy. '"We urge the magical population to remain vigilant. The Ministry is currently publishing guides to elementary home and personal defence which will be delivered free to all wizarding homes within the coming month." 'The Minister's statement was met with dismay and alarm from the wizarding community, which as recently as last Wednesday was receiving Ministry assurances that there was "no truth whatsoever in these persistent rumours that You-Know-Who is operating amongst us once more". 'Details of the events that led to the Ministry turnaround are still hazy, though it

他对记者讲话时神情慌张。 “我们几乎同样遗憾地报告，阿兹卡班的摄魂怪群起反抗，它们表示不愿继续受魔法部的雇用。 我们相信摄魂怪现在正听从“物王”的指示。 我们敦促魔法界的人们保持警惕。 魔法部目前正在出版家庭和个人基本防御指南，下个月将免费分发给所有巫师家庭。” 部长的声明引起了巫师界的惊愕和惊慌，就在上周三，魔法部还向他们保证，“神秘人又在我们中间活动的谣言纯属无稽之谈”。 “导致魔法部转变的事件的细节仍然不清楚，不过

is believed that He Who Must Not Be Named and a select band of followers (known as Death Eaters) gained entry to the Ministry of Magic itself on Thursday evening. 'Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, reinstated member of the International Confederation of Wizards and reinstated Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, has so far been unavailable for comment. He has insisted over the past year that You-Know-Who is not dead, as was widely hoped and believed, but is recruiting followers once more for a fresh attempt to seize power. Meanwhile, the "Boy Who Lived"– 'There you are, Harry, I knew they'd drag you into it somehow,' said Hermione, looking over the top of the paper at him. They were in the hospital wing. Harry was sitting on the end of Ron's bed and they were both listening to Hermione read the front page of the

据说那个连名字都不能提的人和一群被挑选出来的追随者（也就是食死徒）在星期四晚上进入了魔法部。 “阿不思·邓布利多是霍格沃茨魔法学校新恢复的校长，恢复了国际巫师联合会的成员，恢复了威森加摩的首席巫师，到目前为止，我们还没有联系到他发表评论。 过去一年里，他一直坚称神秘人并没有像人们普遍希望和相信的那样死去，而是再次招募追随者，试图夺取权力。 与此同时，那个“大难生还的男孩”——“你来了，哈利，我就知道他们会把你拖进去的。”赫敏说，目光越过报纸上方望着他。 他们在医院里。 哈利坐在罗恩的床尾，两人都在听赫敏读报纸的头版

Sunday Prophet. Ginny, whose ankle had been mended in a trice by Madam Pomfrey, was curled up at the foot of Hermione's bed; Neville, whose nose had likewise been returned to its normal size and shape, was in a chair between the two beds; and Luna, who had dropped in to visit, clutching the latest edition of The Quibbler, was reading the magazine upside-down and apparently not taking in a word Hermione was saying. 'He's the "Boy Who Lived" again now, though, isn't he?' said Ron darkly. 'Not such a deluded show-off any more, eh?' He helped himself to a handful of Chocolate Frogs from the immense pile on his bedside cabinet, threw a few to Harry, Ginny and Neville and ripped off the wrapper of his own with his teeth. There were still deep welts on his forearms where the brain's tentacles had wrapped around him. mclhfa. According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scarring than almost anything else, though since she had started applying copious amounts of Dr Ubbly's Oblivious Unction there seemed to have been some improvement.

周日的先知。金妮的脚踝一眨眼就被庞弗雷夫人治好了，她蜷缩在赫敏的床脚。纳威的鼻子也恢复了原来的大小和形状，他坐在两张床之间的椅子上。顺便来串门的卢娜手里拿着最新版的《唱唱反调》，正倒过来看那本杂志，显然没有听进去赫敏说的话。 “不过，他现在又是那个‘大难不死的男孩’了，是不是？”罗恩阴郁地说。 “不再是这样一个虚情假意的爱炫耀的人了，嗯？”他从床头柜上那一大堆巧克力蛙里随便拿了一把，扔给哈利、金妮和纳威几只，然后用牙齿撕开了自己的巧克力蛙的包装纸。 他的前臂上还留有深深的伤痕，那是大脑的触手缠绕着他的地方。 庞弗雷夫人说，思想几乎比其他任何东西都能留下更深的疤痕，不过自从她开始大量涂抹乌比博士遗忘膏后，情况似乎有所好转。

'Yes, they're very complimentary about you now, Harry,' said Hermione, scanning down the article. '"A lone voice of truth… perceived as unbalanced, yet never wavered in his story… forced to bear ridicule and slander…" Hmmm,' she said, frowning, 'I notice they don't mention the fact that it was them doing all the ridiculing and slandering in the Prophet…' She winced slightly and put a hand to her ribs. The curse Dolohov had used on her, though less effective than it would have been had he been able to say the incantation aloud, had nevertheless caused, in Madam Pomfrey's words, 'quite enough damage to be going on with'. Hermione was having to take ten different types of potion every day, was improving greatly, and was already bored with the hospital wing. 'You-Know-Who's Last Attempt to Take Over, pages two to four, What the Ministry Should Have Told Us, page five, Why Nobody Listened to Albus Dumbledore, pages six to eight, Exclusive Interview with Harry Potter, page nine… Well,' said Hermione, folding up the newspaper and

“是啊，他们现在对你赞不绝口，哈利。”赫敏说着扫视了一下那篇文章。 “一个孤独的真实的声音……被认为是不平衡的，但他的故事从来没有动摇过……被迫忍受嘲笑和诽谤……“嗯，”她说，皱着眉头，“我注意到他们没有提到《预言家日报》上所有的嘲笑和诽谤都是他们做的……”她微微皱起眉头，把手放在肋骨上。 多洛霍夫对她施的咒语，虽然没有他大声念出来的咒语那么有效，但用庞弗雷夫人的话来说，“已经造成了足够的伤害。” 赫敏每天要服十种不同的魔药，她进步很大，而且已经厌倦了医院的生活。 “神秘人的最后一次夺权尝试，第二到第四页；魔法部应该告诉我们的事情，第五页；为什么没有人听阿不思·邓布利多的话，第六到第八页；《哈利·波特专访》，第九页……好了，”赫敏说着，把报纸折叠起来，然后

throwing it aside, 'it's certainly given them lots to write about. And that interview with Harry isn't exclusive, it's the one that was in The Quibbler months ago…' 'Daddy sold it to them,' said Luna vaguely, turning a page of The Quibbler. 'He got a very good price for it, too, so we're going to go on an expedition to Sweden this summer to see if we can catch a Crumple-Horned Snorkack.' Hermione seemed to struggle with herself for a moment, then said, 'That sounds lovely.' Ginny caught Harry's eye and looked away quickly, grinning. 'So, anyway,' said Hermione, sitting up a little straighter and wincing again, 'what's going on in school?' 'Well, Flitwick's got rid of Fred and George's swamp,' said Ginny, 'he did it in about three seconds. But he left a tiny patch under the window and he's roped it off–' 'Why?' said Hermione, looking startled.

撇开它不谈，这确实给了他们很多可写的东西。 “爸爸把它卖给了他们。”卢娜含糊地说，一边翻了一页《唱唱反调》， “他还卖了个好价钱，所以今年夏天我们要去瑞典探险，看看能不能抓到弯角鼾兽。”赫敏似乎挣扎了一会儿，然后说：“听起来不错。”金妮看见了哈利的目光，赶紧把目光移开，咧嘴一笑。 “那么，不管怎样，”赫敏说，坐直了一点，又皱起了眉头，“学校里发生了什么事？“嗯，弗立维把弗雷德和乔治的沼泽清除了，”金妮说，“他用了大约三秒钟。 但是他在窗户下面留下了一小块，他用绳子把它封住了——”“为什么？赫敏说，显得很吃惊。