混血王子

[95]"Before we start, I want your dementor essays," said Snape, wav-ing his wand carelessly, so that twenty-five scrolls of parchment soared into the air and landed in a neat pile on his desk. "And I hope for your sakes they are better than the tripe I had to endure on resisting the Imperius Curse. Now, if you will all open your books to page — what is it, Mr. Finnigan?”

“开始上课之前，我想看到你们的摄魂怪论文。”斯内普说着漫不经心地一挥魔杖，二十五卷羊皮纸升到空中，在他桌上整齐地落成一堆，“我替你们希望，这次比那篇抵御夺魂咒的狗屁不通的东西好些。现在，请打开书，翻到——什么事，斐尼甘同学？”

[96]"No, there wasn't," said Snape in a bored voice.

“没有，没有这回事。”斯内普用厌倦的语气说。

[97]"If you had actually read the article in question, Mr. Finnigan, you would have known that the so-called Inferius was nothing but a smelly sneak thief by the name of Mundungus Fletcher."

“如果你好好读了那篇文章，斐尼甘同学，就会知道所谓的阴尸只是一个臭烘烘的小偷，蒙顿格斯·弗莱奇。”

[98]"But Potter seems to have a lot to say on the subject," said Snape, pointing suddenly at the back of the room, his black eyes fixed on Harry. "Let us ask Potter how we would tell the difference between an Inferius and a ghost."

“波特似乎对这个问题有很多话要说，”斯内普说着突然朝教室后面一指，黑眼睛盯着哈利，“让我们问问波特，如何区分阴尸和幽灵。”

[99]"Er — well — ghosts are transparent —" he said. "Oh, very good," interrupted Snape, his lip curling. "Yes, it in easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are transparent."'

“哦，很好，”斯内普撇着嘴打断了他，“对，显而易见，近六年的魔法教育在你身上没有白费，波特。幽灵是透明的。”