"J. K. Rowling - 6 - Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince(1)" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rowling J. K)

УI never told you about the Kinsafe Charm put on this house, did I?Ф
УUmЕ no?Ф
УI guess not then,Ф sighed Harry. УWell, when I was brought here, Dumbledore put the charm on the house so that as long as I was around family, Voldemort could not touch me. Now, if you came to Hogwarts with me, IТd still have that protection at school, which is something Voldemort definitely did not want.Ф
УOh, okay. I see,Ф said Dudley, wide-eyed and not looking like he did СseeТ at all. УBut still, how can I be magical? IТve never done any magic and my parents certainly arenТt!Ф
УWell, IТm not sure how to say this, but your mom is a witch, Dudley.Ф
Dudley didnТt say anything, he just merely continued to stare at Harry, with a drop of drool slowly falling down from his mouth. Harry decided to keep on talking.
УYou know that your mom and mine are twins, but what you donТt know, is that their father is Voldemort.Ф Harry stopped there for a second. The thought just occurred to him: Voldemort was his grandfather. He shuddered at the thought. УItТs just by chance that he chose to help my mom out at a young age and give her a magic book to read before she even started school, giving her a huge advantage. When the time came for new students to be chosen, Lily so overshadowed Petunia, that they just forgot about her, and she never came to school. So, just because she never went to Hogwarts doesnТt mean she lost her powers.Ф
УBut why doesnТt she use magic now?Ф asked Dudley, quietly and slowly.
УAfter a while, I guess Hogwarts discovered their mistake and they wiped her memory, making her forget she was ever a witch. But, yet again, that didnТt take away her powers, and when she gave birth to you, you gained some of them.Ф
УSo IТmЕ a wizard?Ф gasped Dudley.
УThatТs what I said.Ф
УWow,Ф said Dudley, slowly getting up and sitting in a chair. УSoЕ am I going to be coming to Hogwarts then?Ф
УErrЕФ stuttered Harry, he hadnТt really thought about that. He had been meaning to owl Dumbledore. УI think so.Ф
УOh manЕ I donТt know what to say,Ф said Dudley, starting to look a little better, and possibly excited. УSo, IТll be able to make fire, and summon brooms, and even control the weather?Ф
УUmЕ sure,Ф said Harry, not wanting to get DudleyТs hopes too high. There was always the chance that he wouldnТt be coming. But, it couldnТt hurt to get him started a little. УIn fact, letТs practice some right now!Ф
УThat sounds like a great idea,Ф said Dudley, jumping up from off his chair, and dropping the video on the floor, ready to start exploring his new life.
УThatТs it! Now youТre getting the hang of it!Ф said Harry to Dudley, after his seventieth attempt at trying to perform a simple Lumos Spell resulted in some light. Even though he was using HarryТs wand, and was therefore not as powerful as if he had used one that was his own, Harry hadnТt expected it to make that much of a difference.
УHey! I made some light!Ф squealed Dudley with excitement.
УGood job,Ф said Harry, giving a small yawn. They had been practicing basic spells all day long inside the living room, and it was now extremely late. УBut, I think itТs time to call it a night. WeТll practice some more tomorrow.Ф
УAlright, Harry,Ф he squeaked, giving him his wand back. Harry felt much stronger and more confident when he had his wand; it felt great to have it back.
УGood night, Harry,Ф yawned Dudley, walking up the stairs to his room.
УSee you later,Ф said Harry, for one of the first times in his life, actually looking forward to the rest of his summer vacation.
Each day, for the next several weeks, Harry and Dudley practiced magic. Of course, they only did it while not in the presence of DudleyТs parents: HarryТs Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. Hearing them walk through the door, returning from whatever they were doing all day (work or mindless gossiping), was the low of the two boysТ day.
Finally, when Dudley was able to perform most spells that an average First Year would be able to do, Harry decided it was time to send Dumbledore a letter, to see if Dudley would be able to come to Hogwarts next year. So, when Uncle Vernon walked through the door and their lesson was over, Harry decided it would be a good time to write it.
УIТve got some things to do,Ф said Harry, trying to find an excuse. УIТll see you later Dudley. Keep working on memorizing those spells names!Ф
УI will,Ф he said, engaged in reading one of HarryТs schoolbooks, staying in a position that would allow him to quickly hide it if one of his parents entered the room. Harry scooted up the stairs as fast as he could, and when he arrived in his room, he ripped out a piece of parchment from one of his notebooks on which he would write the letter. After just a few seconds of making a mental outline, he wrote:
Dear Professor Dumbledore,
How are you? I am fine here, living with the Muggles. I must say, it has been one of my better vacations, due to my new friendship with my cousin Dudley. Speaking of which, IТm not sure if I forgot to mention this to you or not, but at the end of last year, Voldemort told me that my Aunt Petunia was a witch, and that Dudley is now a wizard. Hearing this, I am wondering if it is possible for Dudley to begin at Hogwarts, since he has the magical power, all he needs is the proper teaching.
Please reply soon.
Sincerely,
Harry Potter
Harry reread it, to make sure it sounded good, and it sufficed. He folded it up, and walked over to his white owl, Hedwig, who was asleep in her cage. Harry opened the small door to the cage, put his hand on her, and shook the owl gently. Her eyes opened, and she gave a quiet hoot.
УI need you to send this to Dumbledore,Ф ordered Harry, attaching the letter to her leg. Immediately, Hedwig stood up and ruffled her feathers, trying to look important and superior. Harry gave her a small pat, and she nipped his finger. He stepped back and she flew out of the window.
Harry watched her fly away for a few seconds, until she was out of sight. He crossed his arms, smiled to himself, turned around, and gave a yell.
УAAAHHH!Ф
УHello Harry Potter!Ф squeaked an all too familiar creature.
УDobby!Ф gasped Harry loudly, clutching his chest and trying to regain himself. УYou- you scared me! DonТt sneak up on people like that.Ф
УI is very sorry sir,Ф squeaked Dobby. Harry looked at him, and he looked no different from the last time they met, except for the clothes he was wearing. On his arms, he had on some rubber gloves; yellow on the left, and blue on the right. Over his body, he had extremely loose rainbow suspenders, and over those, on his legs, he had very baggy black pants, something youТd expect a punk kid to wear. Harry knew Dobby liked to flaunt his freedom, but heТd never seen him do it to this extent. УBut, I is having to sneaks up on you! I is having to tell you something very important!Ф
УWhat is it this time, Dobby?Ф sighed Harry. Last time they had met like this, in HarryТs bedroom, Dobby had threatened Harry not to return to Hogwarts.
УI is very sorry to say this, sir,Ф he squeaked, Уbut you cannot returns to Hogwarts this year!Ф Harry sighed.
УDobbyЕ weТve been through this before.Ф
УNo!Ф yelled Dobby, much more forcefully than Harry had ever heard him speak. УNo! This times is completely different! This times, if Harry Potter is returning to Hogwarts, he will certainly die, along with many others!Ф
УWhy, what is it this time?Ф asked Harry in a bored voice. УHas the Chamber of Secrets been opened again?Ф
УNo no no! I is not able to say!Ф
УBut Dobby, you donТt have a master anymore. You are a free elf now. You can say whatever you want, whenever you want.Ф
УNot really, Harry Potter, sir. I is still having masters. But, we does not have time to talk now! We is having to leaveЕ now!Ф
УIТm not leaving, Dobby,Ф said Harry. УLast time, nothing serious happened to me, and nothing will happen this time either. You can either tell me what the threat is now, or let me find out for myself later. Either way, IТm going back to Hogwarts.Ф
УIf you is not coming because you is wanting to, you is coming because I am forcing you to!Ф said Dobby quite loudly. He suddenly put both if his arms out, one on top of the other, with some space in between. He closed his eyes, and began to shake a little, and a blue orb appeared between his hands. The elf then yelled some sort of incoherent chant, and the orb grew ten times its size and imploded on itself, creating a small black hole that was sucking in everything in the room.
Harry was immediately drawn toward it, but he lashed out for the end post of his bed, and held on, his legs high in the air, being drawn into the hole. His entire room was spinning, and everything was being sucked to the middle. On top of that, there was a deafening windy noise, like a hundred tornadoes.
УDobby! Stop this!Ф yelled Harry as loud as he could, still holding on.