The Gryffindor common room was very noisy that evening. Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat together next to a window.
那天晚上,格蘭芬多公共休息室里鬧哄哄的。哈利、羅恩和赫敏一起坐在一扇窗戶旁邊。
Hermione was checking Harry and Ron's Charms homework for them.
赫敏正在檢查哈利和羅恩的魔法課作業。
She would never let them copy (How will you learn?), but by asking her to read it through, they got the right answers anyway.
她堅決不讓他們抄她的作業(那樣你們能學到什么呢?),但是請她檢查一遍之后,他們總能得到正確的答案。
Harry felt restless. He wanted Quidditch Through the Ages back, to take his mind off his nerves about tomorrow.
哈利感到不安。他想去把《魁地奇溯源》要回來,使自己的神經放松一下,不要老想著明天的比賽。
Why should he be afraid of Snape? Getting up, he told Ron and Hermione he was going to ask Snape if he could have it.
他為什么要害怕斯內普?于是,他站起來對羅恩和赫敏說,他要去問問斯內普能不能把書還給他。
Better you than me, they said together, but Harry had an idea that Snape wouldn't refuse if there were other teachers listening.
換了我才不去呢。他們倆異口同聲地說。但是哈利有了一個主意,如果旁邊有其他老師聽著,斯內普便不會拒絕他。
He made his way down to the staffroom and knocked. There was no answer. He knocked again. Nothing.
他下樓來到教工休息室,敲了敲門。沒有人回答。他又敲了敲,還是沒有動靜。
Perhaps Snape had left the book in there? It was worth a try. He pushed the door ajar and peered inside -- and a horrible scene met his eyes.
沒準斯內普把書留在里面了?值得試一試。他把門推開一道縫,朝里面望去——眼前出現了一副可怕的景象。
Snape and Filch were inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees.
房間里只有斯內普和費爾奇兩個人。斯內普把他的長袍撩到了膝蓋以上。
One of his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages.
他的一條腿鮮血淋漓,血肉模糊。費爾奇正在把繃帶遞給他。
Blasted thing, Snape was saying. How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?
該死的東西,只聽斯內普說,你怎么可能同時盯住三個腦袋呢?
Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but,
哈利正要輕輕把門關上,可是……