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Chapter Sixteen Professor Trelawney's Prediction
第十六章 特里勞妮教授的預言
Harry's euphoria at finally winning the Quidditch Cup lasted at least a week.
贏得魁地奇獎杯使哈利心情歡快，這種心情至少持續了一星期。
Even the weather seemed to be celebrating;
就連天氣似乎也來慶祝勝利了：
as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry,
隨著六月的到來，白天變得悶熱而晴朗無云，
and all anybody felt like doing was strolling into the grounds and flopping down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice,
大家都只想到戶外散步，帶著幾品脫冰鎮南瓜汁到草地上猛然躺下，
perhaps playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the giant squid propel itself dreamily across the surface of the lake.
也許隨意玩上一場擲石子游戲或是看著巨大的魷魚在湖面上夢一般地前進。
But they couldn't.
但是他們不能這樣做。
The exams were nearly upon them, and instead of lazing around outside, the students were forced to remain inside the castle,
考試臨近了，學生們非但不能在戶外懶洋洋地打發時光，而且還不得不留在城堡里，
trying to bully their brains into concentrating while enticing wafts of summer air drifted in through the windows.
忍受著從窗外吹來的夏日熏風的誘惑，迫使自己的大腦努力工作。
Even Fred and George Weasley had been spotted working; they were about to take their O.W.Ls (Ordinary Wizarding Levels).
就連弗雷德和喬治也在用功，他們即將參加O.W.Ls（普通巫師等級）考試。
Percy was getting ready to sit his N.E.W.Ts (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests), the highest qualification Hogwarts offered.
珀西正在準備通過N.E.W.Ts（終極巫師考試），這是霍格沃茨所能提供的最高學歷。
As Percy hoped to enter the Ministry of Magic, he needed top grades.
珀西希望進入魔法部工作，因此他必須具備最高學歷。
He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in the evenings.
他越來越急躁易怒，晚上誰破壞了公共休息室的寧靜，他就給誰以嚴厲處罰。
In fact, the only person who seemed more anxious than Percy was Hermione.
實際上，惟一比珀西還要焦急的人是赫敏。
