8 Snape Victorious

CHAPTER EIGHT Snape Victorious Harry could not move a muscle. He lay there beneath the Invisibility Cloak feeling the blood from his nose flow, hot and wet, over his face, listening to the voices and footsteps in the corridor beyond. His immediate thought was that someone, surely, would check the compartments before the train departed again? But at once came the dispiriting realisation that even if somebody looked into the compartment, he would be neither seen nor heard. His best hope was that somebody else would walk in and step on him. Harry had never hated Malfoy more than as he lay there, like an absurd turtle on its back, blood dripping sickeningly into his open mouth. What a

第八章斯内普获胜哈利一动也不能动。 他躺在隐形衣下面，感觉鼻子里的血又热又湿，流到了脸上，倾听着远处走廊里的说话声和脚步声。 他的第一个想法是，肯定有人会在火车再次开动之前检查车厢。 但他立刻沮丧地意识到，即使有人朝车厢里看，也看不见他，听不到他的声音。 他最大的希望是有人走进来踩他一脚。 哈利躺在那里，像一只可笑的乌龟趴在地上，鲜血令人作呕地滴落在他张开的嘴里，从来没有像现在这样恨马尔福。 什么是

stupid situation to have landed himself in… and now the last few footsteps were dying away; everyone was shuffling along the dark platform outside; he could hear the scraping of trunks and the loud babble of talk. Ron and Hermione would think that he had left the train without them. Once they arrived at Hogwarts and took their places in the Great Hall, looked up and down the Gryffindor table a few times and finally realised that he was not there, he, no doubt, would be halfway back to London. He tried to make a sound, even a grunt, but it was impossible. Then he remembered that some wizards, like Dumbledore, could perform spells without speaking, so he tried to Summon his wand, which had fallen out of his hand, by saying the words Accio wand! over and over again in his head, but nothing happened. He thought he could hear the rustling of the trees that surrounded the lake, and the far-off hoot of an owl, but no hint of a search being made, or even (he despised himself slightly for hoping it) panicked voices wondering where Harry Potter

让自己陷入愚蠢的境地……现在最后的脚步声渐渐消失了。大家都在外面黑暗的站台上拖着脚步；他能听到树干刮擦的声音和嘈杂的说话声。 罗恩和赫敏会以为他扔下他们就下了火车。 等他们到了霍格沃茨，在礼堂里就座，在格兰芬多的桌子上上下打量了几下，终于发现他不在那里，他无疑已经在回伦敦的半路上了。 他试图发出声音，甚至是咕噜声，但这是不可能的。 然后他想起有些巫师，比如邓布利多，可以不用说话就能施咒，于是他想召唤掉在手里的魔杖，喊了一声“魔杖飞来！”在他的脑海里一遍又一遍，但什么也没有发生。 他觉得自己能听到湖周围树木的沙沙声，还有远处猫头鹰的叫声，但没有人在搜寻的迹象，甚至没有人惊慌失措地问哈利·波特在哪里（他有点鄙视自己的希望）

had gone. A feeling of hopelessness spread through him as he imagined the convoy of Thestral-drawn carriages trundling up to the school and the muffled yells of laughter issuing from whichever carriage Malfoy was riding in, where he would be recounting his attack on Harry to his fellow Slytherins. The train lurched, causing Harry to roll over on to his side. Now he was staring at the dusty underside of the seats instead of the ceiling. The floor began to vibrate as the engine roared into life. The Express was leaving and nobody knew he was still on it… Then he felt his Invisibility Cloak fly off him and a voice overhead said, 'Wotcher, Harry.' There was a flash of red light and Harry's body unfroze; he was able to push himself into a more dignified sitting position, hastily wipe the blood off his bruised face with the back of his hand and raise his head to look up at Tonks, who was holding the Invisibility Cloak she had just pulled away.

已经走了。一种绝望的感觉传遍了他的全身，他想象着夜骐马车的车队缓缓驶来学校，想象着马尔福坐在哪一辆马车里，向斯莱特林的同学们讲述他对哈利的攻击时发出的低沉的笑声。 火车颠簸了一下，哈利翻了个身。 现在他盯着满是灰尘的座位底部，而不是天花板。 发动机轰鸣着发动起来，地板开始震动起来。 特快列车要开了，谁也不知道他还在上面……突然，他感到隐形衣从身上飞走了，头顶上一个声音说：“看，哈利。”一道红光闪过，哈利的身体解冻了。他勉强换了一个更体面的坐姿，赶紧用手背擦去伤痕累累的脸上的血迹，抬起头来看着唐克斯，唐克斯手里拿着她刚刚拉开的隐形衣。

'We'd better get out of here, quickly,' she said, as the train windows became obscured with steam and the train began to move out of the station. 'Come on, we'll jump.' Harry hurried after her into the corridor. Tonks pulled open the train door and leapt on to the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them as the train gathered momentum. Harry followed her, staggered a little on landing, then straightened up in time to see the gleaming scarlet steam engine pick up speed, round the corner and disappear from view. The cold night air was soothing on his throbbing nose. Tonks was looking at him; he felt angry and embarrassed that he had been discovered in such a ridiculous position. Silently, she handed him back the Invisibility Cloak. 'Who did it?' 'Draco Malfoy,' said Harry bitterly. 'Thanks for… well…' 'No problem,' said Tonks, without smiling. mclhfa. From what Harry could see in the darkness, she was as mousy-haired and miserable-looking as she

“我们最好赶快离开这里，”她说，这时火车窗户被蒸汽遮住了，火车开始驶出车站。 “来吧，我们跳下去。”哈利跟着她匆匆走进走廊。 唐克斯拉开车门，跳到站台上，随着火车的加速，站台似乎在他们下面滑动。 哈利跟在她后面，落地时踉跄了一下，然后站直身子，看见那辆闪着红光的蒸汽机加快了速度，转过拐角，从视线中消失了。 夜晚寒冷的空气抚慰着他跳动的鼻子。 唐克斯看着他；他感到愤怒和尴尬，因为他被发现在这样一个荒谬的位置。 她默默地把隐形衣递给他。 “是谁干的？”“德拉科·马尔福。”哈利痛苦地说。 “没问题。”唐克斯面无笑容地说。 从哈利在黑暗中看到的东西来看，她和她一样灰褐色的头发，一副悲惨的样子

had been when he had met her at The Burrow. 'I can fix your nose if you stand still.' Harry did not think much of this idea; he had been intending to visit Madam Pomfrey, the matron, in whom he had a little more confidence when it came to Healing spells, but it seemed rude to say this, so he stayed stock-still and closed his eyes. 'Episkey,' said Tonks. Harry's nose felt very hot, and then very cold. He raised a hand and felt it gingerly. It seemed to be mended. 'Thanks a lot!' 'You'd better put that Cloak back on, and we can walk up to the school,' said Tonks, still unsmiling. As Harry swung the Cloak back over himself she waved her wand; an immense silvery four-legged creature erupted from it and streaked off into the darkness. 'Was that a Patronus?' asked Harry, who had seen Dumbledore send messages like this.

和他在陋居遇见她时一样。 “如果你站着不动，我可以治好你的鼻子。”哈利对这个主意不以为然。他本来打算去拜访护士长庞弗雷夫人，因为在治疗魔咒方面，他对她比较有信心，但这么说似乎有些失礼，所以他一动不动地呆在那里，闭上了眼睛。 “爱彼斯基。”唐克斯说。哈利的鼻子感到一阵热，然后又一阵冷。 他举起一只手，小心翼翼地摸了摸。 它似乎已经修好了。“非常感谢！”“你最好把隐形衣穿上，我们可以走到学校去。”唐克斯说，仍然面无笑容。 哈利把隐形衣披在身上时，她挥了挥魔杖。一个巨大的银色四足生物从里面窜了出来，跑进了黑暗中。 “那是守护神吗？”哈利问，他曾见过邓布利多发过这样的短信。

'Yes, I'm sending word to the castle that I've got you, or they'll worry. Come on, we'd better not dawdle.' They set off towards the lane that led to the school. 'How did you find me?' 'I noticed you hadn't left the train and I knew you had that Cloak. I thought you might be hiding for some reason. When I saw the blinds were drawn down on that compartment I thought I'd check.' 'But what are you doing here, anyway?' Harry asked. 'I'm stationed in Hogsmeade now, to give the school extra protection,' said Tonks. 'Is it just you who's stationed up here, or–?' 'No, Proudfoot, Savage and Dawlish are here too.' 'Dawlish, that Auror Dumbledore attacked last year?' 'That's right.'

“是的，我正在给城堡送信，说我抓住你了，不然他们会担心的。 来吧，我们最好别磨蹭了。”他们朝通往学校的那条小路走去。 “你是怎么找到我的？”“我注意到你没有下火车，我知道你带着隐形衣。 我还以为你因为什么原因躲起来了。 当我看到那个隔间的百叶窗拉下时，我想我应该去看看。“可你到底在这儿干什么呢？”哈利问。 “我现在驻扎在霍格莫德村，给学校额外的保护。” “只有你一个人驻扎在这儿，还是——？”“不，普劳特、萨维奇和德力士也在这儿。”“德力士，就是邓布利多去年袭击的那个傲罗？”“没错。”