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第1章 杀人立威

“Just go through it again, Harry,” said Hermione. “What did Mr. Crouch actually say?”

“Not that I am aware of, unless you’re Mr.—” Here Mr. Bumble

“My memory is still accurate, but I cannot write the words of

“Or he could be innocent,” said Ginny. “The poison could have been in the bottle, in which case it was probably meant for Slughorn himself.”

“No; you shall tear yourself away, none shall help you: you shall

“No—nor to-morrow either; I should think he is very likely to

“Of course we don’t want him to be dead!” said Hermione, looking shocked. “It’s dreadful that he’s dead! But we’re being realistic!”

“Lately, only those whom I could not save,” said Snape. He stood up. “You have used me.”

“Oh Bertha's hopeless, all right,” said Percy. “I hear she's been shunted from department to department for years, much more trouble than she's worth…but all the same, Bagman ought to be trying to find her. Mr. Crouch has been taking a personal interest, she worked in our department at one time, you know, and I think Mr. Crouch was quite fond of her - but Bagman just keeps laughing and saying she probably misread the map and ended up in Australia instead of Albania. However” - Percy heaved an impressive sigh and took a deep swig of elderflower wine - “we've got quite enough on our plates at the Department of International Magical Cooperation without trying to find members of other departments too. As you know, we've got another big event to organize right after the World Cup.”