7 The Ministry of Magic

CHAPTER SEVEN The Ministry of Magic Harry awoke at half past five the next morning as abruptly and completely as if somebody had yelled in his ear. For a few moments he lay immobile as the prospect of the disciplinary hearing filled every tiny particle of his brain, then, unable to bear it, he leapt out of bed and put on his glasses. Mrs Weasley had laid out his freshly laundered jeans and T-shirt at the foot of his bed. Harry scrambled into them. The blank picture on the wall sniggered. Ron was lying sprawled on his back with his mouth wide open, fast asleep. He did not stir as Harry crossed the room, stepped out on to the landing and closed the door softly behind him.

第七章魔法部第二天早上五点半，哈利突然醒来，就像有人在他耳边大喊大叫。 他一动不动地躺了一会儿，因为纪律听证会的前景充斥着他大脑的每一个微小颗粒，然后，他无法忍受，从床上跳起来，戴上了眼镜。 韦斯莱夫人把他刚洗干净的牛仔裤和t恤放在他的床脚。 哈利赶紧钻进去。 墙上的空白画在窃笑。 罗恩仰面躺着，嘴巴张得大大的，睡得很熟。 哈利穿过房间，走到楼梯平台上，轻轻关上身后的门时，他一动也不动。

Trying not to think of the next time he would see Ron, when they might no longer be fellow students at Hogwarts, Harry walked quietly down the stairs, past the heads of Kreacher's ancestors, and down into the kitchen. He had expected it to be empty, but when he reached the door he heard the soft rumble of voices on the other side. He pushed it open and saw Mr and Mrs Weasley, Sirius, Lupin and Tonks sitting there almost as though they were waiting for him. All were fully dressed except Mrs Weasley, who was wearing a quilted purple dressing gown. She leapt to her feet the moment Harry entered. 'Breakfast,' she said as she pulled out her wand and hurried over to the fire. 'M–m–morning, Harry,' yawned Tonks. Her hair was blonde and curly this morning. 'Sleep all right?' 'Yeah,' said Harry. 'I've b–b–been up all night,' she said, with another shuddering yawn. 'Come and sit down…'

哈利尽量不去想下次见到罗恩的情景，那时他们可能不再是霍格沃茨的同学了。他悄悄地走下楼梯，经过克利切祖先的脑袋，下了楼，走进厨房。 他原以为里面是空的，但当他走到门口时，却听到门外传来了低沉的说话声。 他推开门，看见韦斯莱夫妇、小天狼星、卢平和唐克斯坐在那里，仿佛在等他。 大家都穿戴整齐，只有韦斯莱夫人穿着一件紫色绗缝晨衣。 哈利一进门，她就跳了起来。 “吃早饭。”她说着抽出魔杖，匆匆走向炉火。 “早安——早安，哈利。”唐克斯打了个哈欠。 今天早上她的头发是金黄色的卷发。 “睡得好吗？”“是啊。”哈利说。 “我——我——我一夜没睡，”她说着，又打了一个颤抖的哈欠。 “过来坐下……”

She drew out a chair, knocking over the one beside it in the process. 'What do you want, Harry?' Mrs Weasley called. 'Porridge? Muffins? Kippers? Bacon and eggs? Toast?' 'Just– just toast, thanks,' said Harry. Lupin glanced at Harry, then said to Tonks, 'What were you saying about Scrimgeour?' 'Oh… yeah… well, we need to be a bit more careful, he's been asking Kingsley and me funny questions…' Harry felt vaguely grateful that he was not required to join in the conversation. His insides were squirming. Mrs Weasley placed a couple of pieces of toast and marmalade in front of him; he tried to eat, but it was like chewing carpet. Mrs Weasley sat down on his other side and started fussing with his T-shirt, tucking in the label and smoothing out the creases across his shoulders. He wished she wouldn't. '…and I'll have to tell Dumbledore I can't do night duty tomorrow, I'm just t–t–too tired,' Tonks finished, yawning hugely again.

她拉出一把椅子，在这个过程中打翻了旁边的一把。 “你想干什么，哈利？”韦斯莱夫人喊道。 “粥?松饼吗?腌鱼吗? 熏肉和鸡蛋？烤面包吗?“只要——只要烤面包，谢谢。”哈利说。 卢平看了哈利一眼，然后对唐克斯说：“你刚才说斯克林杰什么？“哦……是啊……好吧，我们需要更小心一点，他一直在问金斯莱和我一些奇怪的问题……”哈利隐约感到庆幸自己没有被要求加入谈话。 他的内心在蠕动。 韦斯莱夫人在他面前放了两片烤面包片和果酱。他试着吃东西，但就像嚼地毯一样。 韦斯莱夫人在他的另一侧坐下，开始揉他的t恤，把标签塞进去，抚平他肩膀上的折痕。 他希望她不要这样。“……我得告诉邓布利多我明天不能上夜班了，我太累了。”唐克斯说完，又打了个大哈欠。

'I'll cover for you,' said Mr Weasley. 'I'm OK, I've got a report to finish anyway…' Mr Weasley was not wearing wizards' robes but a pair of pin-striped trousers and an old bomber jacket. He turned from Tonks to Harry. 'How are you feeling?' Harry shrugged. 'It'll all be over soon,' Mr Weasley said bracingly. 'In a few hours' time you'll be cleared.' Harry said nothing. 'The hearing's on my floor, in Amelia Bones's office. She's Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and the one who'll be questioning you.' 'Amelia Bones is OK, Harry,' said Tonks earnestly. 'She's fair, she'll hear you out.' Harry nodded, still unable to think of anything to say. 'Don't lose your temper,' said Sirius abruptly. 'Be polite and stick to the facts.' Harry nodded again.

“我来替你。”韦斯莱先生说。 韦斯莱先生没有穿巫师长袍，而是一条细条纹长裤和一件旧短夹克。 他把目光从唐克斯转向哈利。 “你感觉怎么样？”哈利耸耸肩。 “很快就会结束的。”韦斯莱先生鼓舞地说。 “再过几个小时你就没事了。”哈利什么也没说。 听证会在我这一层，在阿米莉亚·博恩斯的办公室。 她是魔法法律执行司的司长，就是她要审问你。“阿米莉亚·博恩斯没事，哈利。”唐克斯认真地说。 “她很公平，她会听你把话说完的。”哈利点点头，仍然想不出说什么好。 “别发脾气。”小天狼星突然说。 “要有礼貌，坚持事实。”哈利又点了点头。

'The law's on your side,' said Lupin quietly. 'Even underage wizards are allowed to use magic in life-threatening situations.' Something very cold trickled down the back of Harry's neck; for a moment he thought someone was putting a Disillusionment Charm on him, then he realised that Mrs Weasley was attacking his hair with a wet comb. She pressed hard on the top of his head. 'Doesn't it ever lie flat?' she said desperately. Harry shook his head. Mr Weasley checked his watch and looked up at Harry. 'I think we'll go now,' he said. 'We're a bit early, but I think you'll be better off at the Ministry than hanging around here.' 'OK,' said Harry automatically, dropping his toast and getting to his feet. 'You'll be all right, Harry,' said Tonks, patting him on the arm. 'Good luck,' said Lupin. 'I'm sure it will be fine.'

“法律站在你这一边。”卢平平静地说。 “即使是未成年巫师也可以在有生命危险的情况下使用魔法。”一种很冷的东西从哈利的后颈流下来。有那么一会儿，他以为有人对他施了幻身咒，然后他意识到韦斯莱夫人正在用一把湿梳子敲打他的头发。 她紧紧地按在他的头顶上。 “它永远不会平放吗？”她绝望地说。 哈利摇了摇头。韦斯莱先生看了看表，抬头看着哈利。 “我想我们现在该走了，”他说。 “我们来得有点早，但我认为你在魔法部待着比在这儿闲荡要好。“好吧。”哈利不假思索地说，扔掉了烤面包，站了起来。 “你会没事的，哈利。”唐克斯拍拍他的胳膊说。 “祝你好运。”卢平说。“我肯定天气会好的。”

'And if it's not,' said Sirius grimly, 'I'll see to Amelia Bones for you…' Harry smiled weakly. Mrs Weasley hugged him. 'We've all got our fingers crossed,' she said. 'Right,' said Harry. 'Well… see you later then.' He followed Mr Weasley upstairs and along the hall. He could hear Sirius's mother grunting in her sleep behind her curtains. Mr Weasley unbolted the door and they stepped out into the cold, grey dawn. 'You don't normally walk to work, do you?' Harry asked him, as they set off briskly around the square. 'No, I usually Apparate,' said Mr Weasley, 'but obviously you can't, and I think it's best we arrive in a thoroughly non-magical fashion… makes a better impression, given what you're being disciplined for…' Mr Weasley kept his hand inside his jacket as they walked. Harry knew it was clenched around his wand. The run-down streets were almost deserted, but when they arrived at the miserable

“如果不是，”小天狼星冷酷地说，“我会替你去找阿米莉亚·博恩斯……” 韦斯莱夫人拥抱了他。“我们都在祈祷，”她说。 “好的。”哈利说。“好吧……回头见。”他跟着韦斯莱先生上楼，沿着走廊走。 他能听到小天狼星的母亲在窗帘后面嘟哝着睡觉。 韦斯莱先生打开门闩，他们走出去，走进了寒冷、灰暗的黎明。 “你通常不走路去上班，是吗？”他们轻快地绕着广场走着，哈利问他。 “不，我通常是幻影显形的，”韦斯莱先生说，“但显然你不能，我认为我们最好以一种完全非魔法的方式到达……考虑到你受到的惩罚，这样会给人留下更好的印象……” 哈利知道它紧紧地攥在他的魔杖上。 破败的街道几乎空无一人，但当他们到达悲惨的