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'He's barking mad,' said Seamus Finnigan angrily to Percy. 'Can't we get anyone else?'
“他真是瘋了，”西莫斐尼甘生氣地對珀西說，“我們就不能換個人嗎？”
'None of the other pictures wanted the job,' said Percy.
“別的畫都不愿意干這份差事，”珀西說，
'Frightened of what happened to the Fat Lady.
“被胖夫人遇到的事嚇壞了。
Sir Cadogan was the only one brave enough to volunteer.'
卡多根爵士是惟一挺身而出的。”
Sir Cadogan, however, was the least of Harry's worries.
然而，哈利擔心的還不是卡多根爵士。
He was now being closely watched.
現在他受到嚴密監視。
Teachers found excuses to walk along corridors with him
教員們找到各種借口在走廊里和他一起走，
and Percy Weasley (acting, Harry suspected, on his mother's orders) was tailing him everywhere like an extremely pompous guard dog.
珀西韋斯萊（哈利猜想這是他媽媽的命令）到處跟著他，好像一條極其神氣活現的守衛狗。
To cap it all, Professor McGonagall summoned Harry into her office, with such a sombre expression on her face Harry thought someone must have died.
最要命的是，麥格教授把哈利叫到她辦公室里去，臉上的神情讓哈利以為一定是誰死了。
'There's no point hiding it from you any longer, Potter,' she said, in a very serious voice.
“沒有必要再瞞你了，波特，”她很嚴肅地說，
'I know this will come as a shock to you, but Sirius Black —'
“我知道這對于你來說會感到震驚，但是布萊克——”
'I know he's after me,' said Harry wearily. 'I heard Ron's dad telling his mum.
“我知道他在追我，”哈利疲倦地說道，“我聽到羅恩的爸爸告訴過他的媽媽。
Mr Weasley works for the Ministry of Magic.'
韋斯萊先生在魔法部工作。”
Professor McGonagall seemed very taken aback.
麥格似乎非常吃驚。
She stared at Harry for a moment or two, then said, 'I see!
她瞪眼看著哈利，看了一會兒才說道：“我明白了！
Well, in that case, Potter, you'll understand why I don't think it's a good idea for you to be practising Quidditch in the evenings.
好吧，那么，波特，這你就理解我為什么認為你在傍晚練習魁地奇不是什么好主意了。
Out on the pitch with only your team members, it's very exposed, Potter —'
在球場上，周圍只有你的隊友，你是很暴露的，波特——”
'We've got our first match on Saturday!' said Harry, outraged. 'I've got to train, Professor!'
“星期六我們就要進行第一場比賽了！”哈利說，心中大怒。“我一定得訓練，教授！”
