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'I must go down to the Dementors,' said Dumbledore. 'I said I would inform them when our search was complete.'
“我必須到那些攝魂怪那里去了，”鄧布利多說，“我說過，我們搜查完畢就通知它們。”
'Didn't they want to help, sir?' said Percy.
“它們打算幫忙嗎，先生？”珀西說。
'Oh yes,' said Dumbledore coldly. 'But I'm afraid no Dementor will cross the threshold of this castle while I am Headmaster.'
“哦，是的，”鄧布利多冷淡地說，“但是恐怕只要我擔任校長一天，就絕不許它們跨過學校的門檻。”
Percy looked slightly abashed.
珀西似乎稍微有些窘迫。
Dumbledore left the Hall, walking quickly and quietly.
鄧布利多離開了禮堂，走得很快很輕。
Snape stood for a moment, watching the Headmaster with an expression of deep resentment on his face, then he, too, left.
斯內普站了一會兒，看著校長離去，臉上帶有深深的憤怒。然后他也走了。
Harry glanced sideways at Ron and Hermione.
哈利往兩旁看羅恩和赫敏。
Both of them had their eyes open, too, reflecting the starry ceiling.
兩人的眼睛都睜著，看著有星星的天花板。
'What was all that about?' Ron mouthed.
“這些話都在說什么？”羅恩的口型表達了這樣的意思。
The school talked of nothing but Sirius Black for the next few days.
以后幾天，學校里大家談論的都是布萊克。
The theories about how he had entered the castle became wilder and wilder;
關于他如何進入城堡的說法越傳越玄：
Hannah Abbott, from Hufflepuff, spent much of their next Herbology class telling anyone who'd listen that Black could turn into a flowering shrub.
赫奇帕奇院一個名叫漢娜艾博的學生聽說布萊克能夠化身為一叢開花的灌木，就在他們下一次的魔藥課上花了很多時間把這件事告訴給每一個愿意聽她說的人。
The Fat Lady's ripped canvas had been taken off the wall and replaced with the portrait of Sir Cadogan and his fat grey pony.
胖夫人那幅遭到破壞的肖像已經從墻上拿了下來，取代它的是卡多根爵士和他那匹肥胖的灰色矮種馬的肖像。
Nobody was very happy about this.
沒有人對這件事很高興。
Sir Cadogan spent half his time challenging people to duels,
卡多根爵士把他的時間一半花在向人們發出挑戰、要求人們和他決斗上。
and the rest thinking up ridiculously complicated passwords, which he changed at least twice a day.
其余時間則用在琢磨復雜得可笑的口令上，一天之中，他至少要改兩回口令。
