6 Draco’s Detour

CHAPTER SIX Draco's Detour Harry remained within the confines of The Burrow's garden over the next few weeks. He spent most of his days playing two-a-side Quidditch in the Weasleys' orchard (he and Hermione against Ron and Ginny; Hermione was dreadful and Ginny good, so they were reasonably well-matched) and his evenings eating triple helpings of everything Mrs Weasley put in front of him. It would have been a happy, peaceful holiday had it not been for the stories of disappearances, odd accidents, even of deaths now appearing almost daily in the Prophet. Sometimes Bill and Mr Weasley brought home news before it even

第六章德拉科的绕道在接下来的几个星期里，哈利一直待在陋居的花园里。 他大部分时间都在韦斯莱家的果园里玩两人对两人的魁地奇(他和赫敏对罗恩和金妮；赫敏很糟糕，金妮很好，所以她们相当般配)，晚上韦斯莱夫人端给他的东西，他都要吃三份。 如果不是《预言家日报》上几乎每天都有失踪、奇怪事故甚至死亡的报道，这将是一个快乐、平静的假期。 有时候，比尔和韦斯莱先生还没来得及把消息带回家

reached the paper. To Mrs Weasley's displeasure, Harry's sixteenth birthday celebrations were marred by grisly tidings brought to the party by Remus Lupin, who was looking gaunt and grim, his brown hair streaked liberally with grey, his clothes more ragged and patched than ever. 'There have been another couple of Dementor attacks,' he announced, as Mrs Weasley passed him a large slice of birthday cake. 'And they've found Igor Karkaroff's body in a shack up north. The Dark Mark had been set over it– well, frankly, I'm surprised he stayed alive for even a year after deserting the Death Eaters; Sirius's brother Regulus only managed a few days as far as I can remember.' 'Yes, well,' said Mrs Weasley, frowning, 'perhaps we should talk about something diff—' 'Did you hear about Florean Fortescue, Remus?' asked Bill, who was being plied with wine by Fleur. 'The man who ran–' '–the ice-cream place in Diagon Alley?' Harry interrupted, with an unpleasant, hollow sensation

到达报纸。令韦斯莱夫人不快的是，哈利十六岁生日的庆祝活动被莱姆斯·卢平带来的可怕消息给毁了。卢平看上去憔悴而阴沉，棕色的头发里夹杂着许多灰色的头发，衣服比以前更破，打了补丁。 “摄魂怪又袭击了几次。”他宣布道，韦斯莱夫人递给他一大块生日蛋糕。 “他们在北边的一间小屋里发现了伊戈尔·卡卡洛夫的尸体。 他身上有黑魔标记——唉，坦白说，我很惊讶他在离开食死徒之后还能活一年。据我所记得，小天狼星的哥哥雷古勒斯只活了几天。“是啊，好吧，”韦斯莱夫人皱着眉头说，“也许我们应该谈点别的——”“你听说弗洛林的事了吗，莱姆斯？”比尔问，芙蓉正在给他斟酒。 “那个在对角巷开冰淇淋店的人？”哈利打断了他的话，心里有一种不愉快的、空洞的感觉

in the pit of his stomach. 'He used to give me free ice creams. What's happened to him?' 'Dragged off, by the look of his place.' 'Why?' asked Ron, while Mrs Weasley pointedly glared at Bill. 'Who knows? He must've upset them somehow. He was a good man, Florean.' 'Talking of Diagon Alley,' said Mr Weasley, 'looks like Ollivander's gone too.' 'The wand-maker?' said Ginny, looking startled. 'That's the one. Shop's empty. No sign of a struggle. No one knows whether he left voluntarily or was kidnapped.' 'But wands– what'll people do for wands?' 'They'll make do with other makers,' said Lupin. 'But Ollivander was the best, and if the other side have got him it's not so good for us.' The day after this rather gloomy birthday tea, their letters and book lists arrived from Hogwarts. Harry's included a surprise: he had been made Quidditch Captain.

在他的胃里。 “他过去常常给我免费的冰淇淋。 他怎么了？“从他的位置看来，是被拖走的。”“为什么?罗恩问，韦斯莱夫人尖锐地瞪着比尔。 “谁知道呢?他一定是惹他们生气了。 他是个好人，弗洛林。“说到对角巷，”韦斯莱先生说，“看来奥利凡德也走了。”“那个魔杖匠？”金妮说，显得很吃惊。 “就是这个。商店是空的。 没有挣扎的痕迹。没人知道他是自愿离开还是被绑架了。“可是魔杖——人们为了魔杖能做什么呢？”“他们会找别的制造者凑合着用的。”卢平说。 “但奥利凡德是最好的，如果对方得到了他，那对我们就不太好了。”在这场相当阴郁的生日茶会之后的第二天，霍格沃茨寄来了他们的信和书单。 哈利的信里有一个惊喜：他被任命为魁地奇队长了。

'That gives you equal status with prefects!' cried Hermione happily. 'You can use our special bathroom now, and everything!' 'Wow, I remember when Charlie wore one of these,' said Ron, examining the badge with glee. 'Harry, this is so cool, you're my captain– if you let me back on the team, I suppose, ha ha…' 'Well, I don't suppose we can put off a trip to Diagon Alley much longer now you've got these,' sighed Mrs Weasley, looking down Ron's book list. 'We'll go on Saturday as long as your father doesn't have to go into work again. I'm not going there without him.' 'Mum, d'you honestly think You-Know-Who's going to be hiding behind a bookshelf in Flourish and Blotts?' sniggered Ron. 'Fortescue and Ollivander went on holiday, did they?' said Mrs Weasley, firing up at once. 'If you think security's a laughing matter you can stay behind and I'll get your things myself–' 'No, I wanna come, I want to see Fred and George's shop!' said Ron hastily.

“这样你就和级长地位一样了！”赫敏高兴地叫道。 “你现在可以用我们的专用浴室了，什么都可以！”“哇，我记得查理戴过一个徽章。”罗恩说，高兴地检查着徽章。 “哈利，这太酷了，你是我的队长——如果你让我回到球队，我想，哈哈……”“好吧，既然你有了这些，我想我们去对角巷的旅行不能再推迟了。”韦斯莱夫人低头看着罗恩的书单，叹了口气。 “只要你父亲不用再去上班，我们星期六就去。 没有他我是不会去的。“妈妈，你真的认为神秘人会躲在丽痕书店的书架后面吗？”罗恩窃笑着说。 “福斯科和奥利凡德去度假了，是吗？”韦斯莱夫人立刻火冒三丈，说道。 “如果你认为安全是个笑话，你可以留下来，我自己给你拿东西——”“不，我想去，我想看看弗雷德和乔治的商店！”罗恩急忙问。

'Then you just buck up your ideas, young man, before I decide you're too immature to come with us!' said Mrs Weasley angrily, snatching up her clock, all nine hands of which were still pointing at mortal peril, and balancing it on top of a pile of just-laundered towels. 'And that goes for returning to Hogwarts, as well!' Ron turned to stare incredulously at Harry as his mother hoisted the laundry basket and the teetering clock into her arms and stormed out of the room. 'Blimey… you can't even make a joke round here any more…' But Ron was careful not to be flippant about Voldemort over the next few days. Saturday dawned without any more outbursts from Mrs Weasley, though she seemed very tense at breakfast. Bill, who would be staying at home with Fleur (much to Hermione and Ginny's pleasure), passed a full money-bag across the table to Harry. 'Where's mine?' demanded Ron at once, his eyes wide.

“那你就振作起来，年轻人，免得我觉得你太不成熟，不能跟我们一起去！”韦斯莱夫人生气地说，一边抓起她的钟，把它放在一堆刚洗完的毛巾上，钟上的九根指针仍然指向生命的危险。 “回到霍格沃茨也一样！”罗恩转身怀疑地盯着哈利，母亲把洗衣篮和摇摇晃晃的钟抱在怀里，气冲冲地走出了房间。 “天哪……你在这里连开玩笑都不能开了……”但在接下来的几天里，罗恩小心翼翼地不轻易提起伏地魔。 星期六天亮了，韦斯莱夫人没有再发什么脾气，尽管她吃早饭时显得很紧张。 比尔会和芙蓉呆在家里（赫敏和金妮很高兴），他隔着桌子递给哈利一个装满钱的袋子。 “我在哪儿?罗恩立刻问，眼睛睁得大大的。

'That's already Harry's, idiot,' said Bill. 'I got it out of your vault for you, Harry, because it's taking about five hours for the public to get to their gold at the moment, the goblins have tightened security so much. Two days ago Arkie Philpott had a Probity Probe stuck up his… well, trust me, this way's easier.' 'Thanks, Bill,' said Harry, pocketing his gold. ''E is always so thoughtful,' purred Fleur adoringly, stroking Bill's nose. Ginny mimed vomiting into her cereal behind Fleur. Harry choked over his cornflakes and Ron thumped him on the back. It was an overcast, murky day. One of the special Ministry of Magic cars, in which Harry had ridden once before, was awaiting them in the front yard when they emerged from the house pulling on their cloaks. 'It's good Dad can get us these again,' said Ron appreciatively, stretching luxuriously as the car moved smoothly away from The Burrow, Bill and Fleur waving from the kitchen window. He, Harry,

“那已经是哈利的了，白痴。”比尔说。 “我帮你从金库里拿出来的，哈利，因为现在公众要花五个小时才能拿到他们的金子，妖精加强了安全措施。 两天前阿基·菲尔波特在他的…，相信我，这样更容易。“谢谢你，比尔。”哈利说着，把金币装进了口袋。 “他总是那么体贴。”芙蓉爱抚着比尔的鼻子，慈爱地咕噜着。 金妮在芙蓉身后假装对着麦片呕吐。 哈利被玉米片噎住了，罗恩重重地拍了拍他的背。 这是一个阴沉沉的日子。 哈利以前坐过一次的魔法部专用汽车，正在前院等着他们，这时他们从房子里出来，穿上了隐形衣。 “幸亏爸爸又给我们弄到了这些东西。”罗恩感激地说，舒舒服服地伸了个懒脚。汽车平稳地驶离陋居，比尔和芙蓉在厨房窗口挥手。 他,哈利,