A decent Headmaster would never've let slime like that Creevey in."
一個體面的校長決不會讓克里維那樣的笨蛋進入學校。”
Malfoy started taking pictures with an imaginary camera and did a cruel but accurate impression of Colin:"Potter, can I have your picture, Potter? Can I have your autograph? Can I lick your shoes, please, Potter?"
馬爾福假裝用一只照相機開始拍照,惡毒然而逼真地模仿科林:“波特,我能給你照一張相片嗎?波特,我可以得到你的親筆簽名嗎?我可以舔舔你的鞋子嗎?求求你了,波特。”
He dropped his hands and looked at Harry and Ron. "What's the matter with you two?"
他垂下雙手,望著哈利和羅恩。“你們兩個怎么回事?”
Far too late, Harry and Ron forced themselves to laugh, but Malfoy seemed satisfied;
哈利和羅恩這才強迫自己笑了幾聲,但馬爾福看上去還挺滿意;
perhaps Crabbe and Goyle were always slow on the uptake.
也許克拉布和高爾一向就是反應遲鈍。
"Saint Potter, the Mudbloods' friend," said Malfoy slowly.
“圣人波特是泥巴種的朋友,”馬爾福慢吞吞地說,
"He's another one with no proper wizard feeling,
“也屬于沒有純粹巫師感覺的人,
or he wouldn't go around with that jumped-up Granger Mudblood. And people think he's Slytherin's heir!"
不然他就不會整天和那個自高自大的泥巴種格蘭杰混在一起。人們認為他是斯萊特林的繼承人。”
Harry and Ron waited with bated breath:
哈利和羅恩屏住呼吸等待著:
Malfoy was surely seconds away from telling them it was him. But then—
馬爾福肯定馬上就要對他們說,他才是那個繼承人。然而——
"I wish I knew who it is," said Malfoy petulantly. "I could help them."
“我真希望知道那個人是誰,”馬爾福蠻橫地說,“我可以幫助他們啊。”
Ron's jaw dropped so that Crabbe's face looked even more gormless than usual.
羅恩張大了嘴,使克拉布的臉比平日更加蠢笨。
Fortunately, Malfoy didn't notice, and Harry,
幸好,馬爾福沒有注意到。
thinking fast, said, "You must have some idea who's behind it all..."
哈利飛快地轉著念頭,說道:“你肯定多少有些知道,是誰在操縱了這一切……”
"You know I haven't, Goyle, how many times do I have to tell you?" snapped Malfoy.
“你明知道我不知道,高爾,還要我對你說多少遍?”馬爾福厲聲說,
"And father won't tell me anything about the last time the Chamber was opened, either.
“老爸不肯告訴我密室上次被打開的具體情況。
Of course, it was fifty years ago, so it was before his time, but he knows all about it,
當然啦,那是五十年前的事了,他還沒有出生,但是他什么都知道。
and he says that it was all kept quiet and it'll look suspicious if I know too much about it.
他說這一切都是保密的,如果我知道得太多,就會顯得很可疑。
But I know one thing:last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened, a Mudblood died.
但有一件事我是知道的:密室上次被打開時,一個泥巴種死了。
So I bet it's only a matter of time before one of them's killed this time...
所以——我敢說這次也得死一個泥巴種,只是時間早晚的問題……
I hope it's Granger," he said with relish.
我希望是格蘭杰。”他津津樂道地說。
Ron was clenching Crabbe's gigantic fists.
羅恩攥緊了克拉布的大拳頭。
Feeling that it would be a bit of a give-away if Ron punched Malfoy, Harry shot him a warning look and said,
哈利覺得,如果羅恩朝馬爾福狠揍一拳,事情就敗露了。他趕緊用警告的目光瞪了羅恩一眼,然后說:
"D'you know if the person who opened the Chamber last time was caught?"
“你知道嗎,上次打開密室的那個人有沒有被抓住?”