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'Ah, of course,' said Professor McGonagall, suddenly frowning.
“啊，當然，”麥格教授說，突然皺起了眉頭，
'There is no need to say any more, Miss Granger.
“沒有必要再說下去了，格蘭杰小姐。
Tell me, which of you will be dying this year?'
告訴我，今年你們之中誰會死啊？”
Everyone stared at her. 'Me,' said Harry, finally.
大家都瞪眼看著她。“我。”最后哈利說。
'I see,' said Professor McGonagall, fixing Harry with her beady eyes.
“明白了。”麥格教授說，她那雙小圓眼睛盯著哈利看，
'Then you should know, Potter, that Sybill Trelawney has predicted the death of one student a year since she arrived at this school.
“那么，波特，你應該知道，西比爾特里勞妮自從到這所學校以來，每年都預言一名學生死亡。
None of them has died yet.
到現在，他們還沒有一個死的。
Seeing death omens is her favourite way of greeting a new class.
預見死亡征兆是她喜愛的歡迎新班學生的方式。
If it were not for the fact that I never speak ill of my colleagues —' Professor McGonagall broke off, and they saw that her nostrils had gone white.
如果我不是從來不說同事壞話的人——”麥格教授停了下來，他們看見她的鼻孔發白了。
She went on, more calmly, 'Divination is one of the most imprecise branches of magic.
她繼續說，比較平靜了些，“占卜學是魔法學中最不準確的科目之一。
I shall not conceal from you that I have very little patience with it.
不瞞你們說，我對占卜最沒耐心。
True Seers are very rare, and Professor Trelawney ...'
真正能預見未來的人非常少，而且特里勞妮教授……”
She stopped again, and then said, in a very matter-of-fact tone,
她又停下來，然后說，腔調是非常實事求是的，
'You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don't let you off homework today.
“我看你身體極其健康，波特，所以，如果我今天在家庭作業方面不輕輕放過你的話，你別怪我。
I assure you that if you die, you need not hand it in.'
我保證，如果你死了，就不用交這份作業了。”
Hermione laughed. Harry felt a bit better.
赫敏大笑起來。哈利也覺得好一點兒了。
It was harder to feel scared of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney's classroom.
現在，要被特里勞妮教授的教室里那種令人迷惑的香氣、模糊的紅色光線，再加上一團茶葉嚇著，似乎困難一點兒了。
