CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Hermione's Secret
第二十一章 荷米恩的秘密
'Shocking business … shocking … miracle none of them died …
“令人震惊的消息,太令人震惊了……你们一个也没有死,
never heard the like … by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape …'
这简直是奇迹……从未听说过这种事……很幸运可以再次见到你,史纳皮。”
'Thank you, Minister.' 'Order of Merlin, Second Class, I'd say. First Class, if I can wangle it!'
“谢谢你,部长。”“马里的命令,第二流的,我应该说是第一流的,如果我能应付它。”
'Thank you very much indeed, Minister.' 'Nasty cut you've got there … Black's work, I suppose?'
“真得很感谢你,部长。”“尼克查出你去了那里……肯定是因为巴拉克,我猜?”
'As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley and Granger, Minister …'
“事实上,是波特,威斯里还有格林佐,部长。”
'No!' 'Black had bewitched them, I saw it immediately. A Confundus Charm, to judge by their behaviour.
“不可能!”“是巴拉克对他们施了魔法,我亲眼看见的。一种乱人心智的法力。你可以从他们的行为上看出来,
They seemed to think there was a possibility he was innocent. They weren't responsible for their actions.
他们似乎在想他是无辜的,他们根本不为他们的行为负责任。
On the other hand, their interference might have permitted Black to escape …
另一方面,他们的干涉使得巴拉克得以逃脱……
they obviously thought they were going to catch Black single-handed. They've got away with a great deal before now.
很明显,他们以为可以单槍匹马的抓住巴拉克。在这之前,他们经常这样做……
I'm afraid it's given them a rather high opinion of themselves and of course Potter
恐怕,给了他们太多的主动性……当然,波特
has always been allowed an extraordinary amount of licence by the Headmaster'
一直就被校长允许了许多特权。”
'Ah, well, Snape … Harry Potter, you know … we've all got a bit of a blind spot where he's concerned.'
“哈,好吧!史纳皮……你是知道的,我们都不曾了解他所忧虑的。”
'And yet – is it good for him to be given so much special treatment? Personally I try to treat him like any other student.
“但是——给他那么多特殊对待合适吗?我就个人而言,我希望能够像对待其他学生那样对待他。
And any other student would be suspended – at the very least – for leading his friends into such danger.
别的学生肯定会被停学的——至少而言,他曾使他的朋友陷入如此大的危险中。