第5节
eworldforustoberightnowthantheMinistryof–“
“Ithinkweshoulddoittomorrow，”saidHarry.
Hermionestoppeddead，herjawhanging;Ronchokedalittleoverhissoup.
“Tomorrow?”repeatedHermione.“Youaren’tserious，Harry?”
“Iam，”saidHarry.“Idon’tthinkwe’regoingtobemuchbetterpreparedthanwearenowevenifweskulkaroundtheMinistryentranceforanothermonth.Thelongerweputitoff，thefartherawaythatlocketcouldbe.There’salreadyagoodchanceUmbridgehaschuckeditaway;thethingdoesn’topen.”
第4章“Unless，”saidRon，“she’sfoundawayofopeningitａｎｄshe’snowpossessed.”
“Wouldn’tmakeanydifferencetoher，shewassoevilinthefirstplace，”Harryshrugged.
Hermionewasbitingherlip，deepinthought.
“Weknoweverythingimportant，”Harrywenton，addressingHermione.“Weknowthey’vestoppedApparitioninａｎｄoutoftheMinistry;WeknowonlythemostseniorMinistrymembersareallowedtoconnecttheirhomestotheFlooNetworknow，becauseRonheardthosetwoUnspeakablescomplainingaboutit.AndweknowroughlywhereUmbridge’sofficeis，becauseofwhatyouheardthebeardedblokesayingtohismate–“
“’I’llbeuponlevelone，Doloreswantstoseeme，’”Hermionerecitedimmediately.
“Exactly，”saidHarry.“Andweknowyougetinusingthosefunnycoins，ortokens，orwhatevertheyare，becauseIsawthatwitchborrowingonefromherfriend–“
“Butwehaven’tgotany!”
“Iftheplanworks，wewillhave，”Harrycontinuedcalmly.
“Idon’tknow，Harry，Idon’tknow…Thereareanawfullotofthingsthatcouldgowrong，somuchreliesonchance…“
That’llbetrueevenifwespendanotherthreemonthspreparing，”saidHarry.“It’stimetoact.”
HecouldtellfromRon’sａｎｄHermione’sfacesthattheywerescared;hewasnotparticularlyconfidenthimself，ａｎｄyethewassurethetimehadcometoputtheirplanintooperation.
TheyhadspentthepreviousfourweekstakingitinturnstodontheInvisibilityCloakａｎｄspyontheofficialentrancetotheMinistry，whichRon，thankstoMr.Weasley，hadknownsincechildhood.TheyhadtailedMinistryworkersontheirwayin，eavesdroppedontheirconversations，ａｎｄlearnedbycarefulobservationwhichofthemcouldbereliedupontoappear，alone，atthesametimeeveryday.OccasionallytherehadbeenachancetosneakaDailyProphetoutofsomebody’sbriefcase.SlowlytheyhadbuiltupthesketchymapsａｎｄnotesnowstackedinfrontofHermione.
“Allright，”saidRonslowly，“let’ssaywegoforittomorrow…IthinkitshouldjustbemeａｎｄHarry.”
“Oh，don’tstartthatagain!”sighedHermione.“Ithoughtwe’dsettledthis.”
“It’sonethinghangingaroundtheentrancesundertheCloak，butthisisdifferent.Hermione，”RonjabbedafingeratacopyoftheDailyProphetdatedtendayspreviously.“You’reonthelistofMuggle-bornswhodidn’tpresentthemselvesforinterrogation!”
“Andyou’resupposedtobedyingofspattergroitattheBurrow!Ifanyoneshouldn’tgo，it’sHarry，he’sgotaten-thousａｎｄ-Galleonpriceonhishead–“
“Fine，I’llstayhere，”saidHarry.“LetmeknowifyoueverdefeatVoldemort，won’tyou?”
AsRonａｎｄHermionelaughed，painshotthroughthescaronHarry’sforehead.Hishａｎｄjumpedtoit.HesawHermione’seyesnarrow，ａｎｄhetriedtopassoffthemovementbybrushinghishairoutofhiseyes.
“Well，ifallthreeofusgowe’llhavetoDisapparateseparately，”Ronwassaying.“Wecan’tallfitundertheCloakanymore.”
Harry’sscarwasbecomingmoreａｎｄmorepainful.Hestoodup.Atonce，Kreacherhurriedforward.
“Masterhasnotfinishedhissoup，wouldmasterpreferthesavorystew，orelsethetreacletarttowhichMasterissopartial?”
“Thanks，Kreacher，butI’llbebackinaminute–er–bathroom.”
AwarethatHermionewaswatchinghimsuspiciously，Harryhurriedupthestairstothehallａｎｄthentothefirstlａｎｄing，wherehedashedintothebathroomａｎｄboltedthedooragain.Gruntingwithpain，heslumpedovertheblackbasinwithitstapsintheformofopen-mouthedserpentsａｎｄclosedhiseyes….
Hewasglidingalongatwilitstreet.Thebuildingsoneithersideofhimhadhigh，timberedgables;theylookedlikegingerbreadhouses.Heapproachedoneofthem，thensawthewhitenessofhisownlong-fingeredhａｎｄagainstthedoor.Heknocked.Hefeltamountingexcitement…
Thedooropened:Alaughingwomanstoodthere.HerfacefellasshelookedintoHarry’sface:humorgone，terrorreplacingit….
“Gregorovitch?”saidahigh，coldvoice.
Sheshookherhead:Shewastryingtoclosethedoor.Awhitehａｎｄhelditsteady，preventedhershuttinghimout…
“IwantGregorovitch.”
“Erwohnthiernichtmehr!”shecried，shakingherhead.“Henolivehere!Henolivehere!Iknowhimnot!”
Abａｎｄoningtheattempttoclosethedoor，shebegantobackawaydownthedarkhall，ａｎｄHarryfollowed，glidingtowardher，ａｎｄhislong-fingeredhａｎｄhaddrawnhiswａｎｄ.
“whereishe?”
“Dasweiffichnicht!Hemove!Iknownot，Iknownot!”
Heraisedhishａｎｄ.Shescreamed.Twoyoungchildrencamerunningintothehall.Shetriedtoshieldthemwithherarms.Therewasaflashofgreenlight–