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Trying to answer a question with Hermione next to him, bobbing up and down on the balls of her feet with her hand in the air, was very off-putting, but Harry had a go.
赫敏坐在哈利旁邊，踮著腳跳上跳下。她的手又舉了起來，在這種情況下，要回答問題是使人困窘的，不過哈利不能不回答。
'Er — because there are so many of us, it won't know what shape it should be?'
“哦——因為我們人多，它不知道應該變成什么櫸子，是這樣嗎？”
'Precisely,' said Professor Lupin, and Hermione put her hand down looking a little disappointed.
“一點不錯。”盧平教授說，赫敏放下了手，看上去有點失望的樣子。
'It's always best to have company when you're dealing with a Boggart. He becomes confused.
“跟博格特打交道，最好的辦法就是要人多，它就糊涂了。
Which should he become, a headless corpse or a flesh-eating slug?
它應該變成什么樣子呢？是沒有腦袋的尸體，還是食肉的鼻涕蟲？
I once saw a Boggart make that very mistake — tried to frighten two people at once and turned himself into half a slug. Not remotely frightening.
有一次我就看到一個博格特犯了這樣的錯誤——想要同時嚇兩個人，于是把自己變成了半截鼻涕蟲。一點也不嚇人。
'The charm that repels a Boggart is simple, yet it requires force of mind.
“擊退博格特的咒語是簡單的，但需要意志力。
You see, the thing that really finishes a Boggart is laughter.
你們知道，真正嚇退博格特的是大笑。
What you need to do is force it to assume a shape that you find amusing.
你們必須做的只是強迫它變成你認為可笑的形象。
'We will practise the charm without wands first. After me, please... riddikulus!'
“我們先不用魔杖就來說一下這句咒語。請跟我說……滑稽滑稽！”
'Riddikulus!' said the class together.
“滑稽滑稽！”全班齊聲說。
'Good,' said Professor Lupin. 'Very good. But that was the easy part, I'm afraid.
“好，”盧平教授說，“很好。但是，恐怕這只是容易的部分。
You see, the word alone is not enough.
你們知道，單說這句咒語是不夠的。
And this is where you come in, Neville.'
這就看你的了，納威。”
The wardrobe shook again, though not as much as Neville, who walked forward as though he was heading for the gallows.
那衣柜又抖動起來，不過還沒有納威抖得厲害，納威往前走的時候，就像是去上絞刑架。
'Right, Neville,' said Professor Lupin. 'First things first: what would you say is the thing that frightens you most in the world?'
“好，納威，”盧平教授說，“第一件事：你說，世界上你最怕什么？”
Neville's lips moved, but no noise came out.
納威的嘴唇動著，卻發不出聲音。
