11 Hermione’s Helping Hand

CHAPTER ELEVEN Hermione's Helping Hand As Hermione had predicted, the sixth-years' free periods were not the hours of blissful relaxation Ron had anticipated, but times in which to attempt to keep up with the vast amount of homework they were being set. Not only were they studying as though they had exams every day, but the lessons themselves had become more demanding than ever before. Harry barely understood half of what Professor McGonagall said to them these days; even Hermione had had to ask her to repeat instructions once or twice. Incredibly, and to Hermione's increasing resentment, Harry's best

十一章赫敏的援助之手正如赫敏所预料的那样，六年级的自由课间并不是罗恩所期望的几个小时的幸福放松，而是要努力跟上布置给他们的大量家庭作业的时间。 他们不仅像每天都要考试一样学习，而且功课本身也比以往任何时候都要吃力。 这些天麦格教授对他们说的话，哈利几乎一半都听不懂。就连赫敏也不得不让她把指示重复一两次。 令人难以置信的是，让赫敏越来越不满的是，哈利是最好的

subject had suddenly become Potions, thanks to the Half-Blood Prince. Non-verbal spells were now expected, not only in Defence Against the Dark Arts, but in Charms and Transfiguration too. Harry frequently looked over at his classmates in the common room or at mealtimes to see them purple in the face and straining as though they had overdosed on U-No- Poo; but he knew that they were really struggling to make spells work without saying incantations aloud. It was a relief to get outside into the greenhouses; they were dealing with more dangerous plants than ever in Herbology, but at least they were still allowed to swear loudly if the Venomous Tentacula seized them unexpectedly from behind. One result of their enormous workload and the frantic hours of practising non-verbal spells was that Harry, Ron and Hermione had so far been unable to find time to go and visit Hagrid. He had stopped coming to meals at the staff table, an ominous sign, and on the few occasions when they had passed him in the corridors or out in the

多亏了混血王子，科目突然变成了魔药课。 现在不仅在黑魔法防御术课上，在魔咒和变形课上，都要求使用非语言的咒语。 哈利经常在公共休息室里或吃饭的时候看看他的同学们，看到他们脸色发紫，浑身绷紧，好像服用了过量的尤诺Poo。但他知道，他们确实在努力使咒语不大声念出来。 到外面的温室里去是一种解脱；在草药课上，他们要对付的植物比以往任何时候都要危险，但至少，如果毒触手意外地从后面抓住他们，他们还可以大声咒骂。 由于课业繁重，加上长时间疯狂地练习非言语咒语，哈利、罗恩和赫敏一直找不到时间去看望海格。 他不再来教工餐桌吃饭了，这是一个不祥的征兆。他们偶尔在走廊里或外面的休息室里碰到他

grounds, he had mysteriously failed to notice them or hear their greetings. 'We've got to go and explain,' said Hermione, looking up at Hagrid's huge empty chair at the staff table the following Saturday at breakfast. 'We've got Quidditch tryouts this morning!' said Ron. 'And we're supposed to be practising that Aguamenti charm for Flitwick! Anyway, explain what? How are we going to tell him we hated his stupid subject?' 'We didn't hate it!' said Hermione. 'Speak for yourself, I haven't forgotten the Skrewts,' said Ron darkly. 'And I'm telling you now, we've had a narrow escape. You didn't hear him going on about his gormless brother– we'd have been teaching Grawp how to tie his shoelaces if we'd stayed.' 'I hate not talking to Hagrid,' said Hermione, looking upset. 'We'll go down after Quidditch,' Harry assured her. He, too, was missing Hagrid, although like Ron he thought that they were better off without Grawp in their lives. 'But trials might take all

理由是，他神秘地没有注意到他们，也没有听到他们的问候。 “我们得去解释一下。”下星期六吃早饭时，赫敏抬头望着教工桌旁海格那把巨大的空椅子说。 “今天上午我们有魁地奇选拔！”罗恩说。 “而且我们还要为弗立维练习那个清水门魔咒！”不管怎样，解释什么？ 我们怎么告诉他我们讨厌他那门愚蠢的学科？“我们不讨厌它！”赫敏说。 “那是你自己的看法，我没有忘记炸尾螺。”罗恩阴郁地说。 “我现在告诉你，我们是死里逃生。 你没有听到他滔滔不绝地说他那愚蠢的哥哥——如果我们留下来的话，我们就在教格洛普怎么系鞋带了。“我讨厌不和海格说话。”赫敏说，显得有些不安。 “魁地奇比赛结束后我们就下去。”哈利向她保证。 他也很想念海格，不过和罗恩一样，他也认为没有格洛普在他们的生活中会更好。 但考验可能会带走一切

morning, the number of people who have applied.' He felt slightly nervous at confronting the first hurdle of his captaincy. 'I dunno why the team's this popular all of a sudden.' 'Oh, come on, Harry,' said Hermione, suddenly impatient. 'It's not Quidditch that's popular, it's you! You've never been more interesting and, frankly, you've never been more fanciable.' Ron gagged on a large piece of kipper. Hermione spared him one look of disdain before turning back to Harry. 'Everyone knows you've been telling the truth now, don't they? The whole wizarding world has had to admit that you were right about Voldemort being back and that you really have fought him twice in the last two years and escaped both times. And now they're calling you the "Chosen One"– well, come on, can't you see why people are fascinated by you?' Harry was finding the Great Hall very hot all of a sudden, even though the ceiling still looked cold and rainy.

早上好，申请人数。”面对担任队长以来的第一个障碍，他感到有点紧张。 “我不知道为什么这支球队突然变得这么受欢迎。“哦，得了吧，哈利。”赫敏说，突然不耐烦了。 “受欢迎的不是魁地奇，而是你！”你从来没有像现在这样有趣过，坦率地说，你从来没有像现在这样不可思议过。”罗恩被一大块腌鱼噎住了。 赫敏不屑地瞥了他一眼，然后又转向哈利。 “现在大家都知道你说的是实话了，是不是？” 整个魔法界都不得不承认，你关于伏地魔回来的说法是对的，在过去的两年里，你确实和他打过两次，两次都逃脱了。 现在他们叫你‘救世之星’——得了吧，你还不明白人们为什么对你着迷吗？”哈利突然发现礼堂里很热，尽管天花板看起来仍然很冷，下着雨。

'And you've been through all that persecution from the Ministry when they were trying to make out you were unstable and a liar. You can still see the marks where that evil woman made you write with your own blood, but you stuck to your story anyway…' 'You can still see where those brains got hold of me in the Ministry, look,' said Ron, shaking back his sleeves. 'And it doesn't hurt that you've grown about a foot over the summer, either,' Hermione finished, ignoring Ron. 'I'm tall,' said Ron inconsequentially. The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water. Most people were receiving more post than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at home. Harry had received no mail since the start of term; his only regular correspondent was now dead and although he had hoped that Lupin might write occasionally, he had so far been disappointed. He was very surprised,

“你经历了魔法部的种种迫害，他们想把你说成是一个不稳定的骗子。 “你还能看到那个邪恶的女人让你用自己的血写字的痕迹，但你还是坚持自己的说法……”“你还能看到我在魔法部被那些笨蛋抓住的地方，你看。”罗恩说，抖了抖袖子。 “这个夏天你长高了一英尺，这也没什么不好。”赫敏说完，没有理睬罗恩。 “我很高。”罗恩漫不经心地说。 送信的猫头鹰来了，从雨水斑驳的窗户里俯冲下来，把每个人的身上都溅满了水珠。 大多数人收到的邮件都比平时多；焦虑的父母渴望听到孩子的消息，并反过来向他们保证，家里一切都好。 自从开学以来，哈利就没有收到过任何邮件。他唯一一个经常给他写信的人现在已经死了，虽然他希望卢平偶尔给他写信，但到目前为止，他一直感到失望。 他很惊讶，

therefore, to see the snowy-white Hedwig circling amongst all the brown and grey owls. She landed in front of him carrying a large, square package. A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron, crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon. 'Ha!' said Harry, unwrapping the parcel to reveal a new copy of Advanced Potion-Making, fresh from Flourish and Blotts. 'Oh good,' said Hermione, delighted. 'Now you can give that graffitied copy back.' 'Are you mad?' said Harry. 'I'm keeping it! Look, I've thought it out–' He pulled the old copy of Advanced Potion- Making out of his bag and tapped the cover with his wand, muttering, 'Diffindo!' The cover fell off. He did the same thing with the brand new book (Hermione looked scandalised). He then swapped the covers, tapped each and said, 'Reparo!' There sat the Prince's copy, disguised as a new book, and there sat the fresh copy from Flourish and Blotts, looking thoroughly second-hand.

因此，看到雪白的海德薇在棕色和灰色的猫头鹰中间盘旋。 她落在他面前，手里拿着一个又大又方的包裹。 过了一会儿，一个一模一样的包裹落在罗恩面前，把他那只又小又累的猫头鹰小猪压在下面。 “哈!哈利说，打开包裹，露出一本新的《高级魔药制作》，刚从丽痕书店毕业。 “哦，太好了。”赫敏高兴地说。 “现在你可以把那份涂鸦的副本还给我了。“你疯了吗？”哈利问。 “我要留着它！”瞧，我想明白了——”他从包里掏出那本旧的《高级药剂制作》，用魔杖敲了敲封面，嘴里念道：“迪芬多！”盖子掉了。 他对那本全新的书也做了同样的事（赫敏看起来很震惊）。 然后，他交换了两个被子，轻敲了一下，说：“恢复原状！”那儿放着王子的那本，伪装成一本新书；那儿放着《丽痕书店》的那本，看上去完全是二手的。