《哈利波特与阿兹卡班囚徒》第17章《猫、老鼠和狗》中英文对照学习版

中英文对照学习版
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban《哈利波特与阿兹卡班囚徒》
Chapter Seventeen
Cat, Rat and Dog
第17章
猫、老鼠和狗
Harry’s mind had gone blank with shock. The three of them stood transfixed with horror und er the Invisibility Cl oak. The very last rays of the setting sun were casting a bl oody light over the l ong-shad owed grounds. Then, behind them, they heard a wil d howling.
哈利也很震惊，脑子里一片空白。

三人恐惧地呆立在隐形衣下。

落日最后的余晖给场地涂上了血红的光，投下长长的阴影。

然后，他们听到身后传来一声狂嚎。

‘Hagrid,’ Harry muttered. Without thinking about what he was d oing, he mad e to turn back, but both Ron and Hermione seized his arms.
“海格。

”哈利低声说，不假思索地就要转身，但罗恩和赫敏抓住了他的胳膊。

‘We can't,’ said Ron, who was paper white. ‘He'll be in worse troubl e if they know we've been to see him ...’
“不行，”罗恩说，他的脸色苍白如纸，“要是让他们知道我们去看过他，海格会更倒霉的……”
Hermione's breathing was shallow and uneven.
赫敏呼吸急促不匀。

‘How - coul d - they?’ she choked. ‘How coul d they?’
“他们──怎么──能？”她哽咽道。

“怎么能？”
‘Come on,’ said Ron, whose teeth seemed to be chattering.
“走吧。

”罗恩说，他的牙齿好像在打架。

They set off back towards the castle, walking sl owly to keep themselves hid d en und er the Cl oak. Light was fading fast now. By the time they reached open ground, darkness was settling like a spell around them.
他们继续朝城堡走去，走得很慢，以保证一直能藏在隐形衣下。

现在光线消失得很快，等到他们走到场地上时，黑暗像符咒一样罩住了他们。

‘Scabbers, keep still,’Ron hissed, clamping his hand over his chest. The rat was wriggling madly. Ron came to a sud d en halt, trying to force Scabbers d eeper
into his pocket. ‘What’s the matter with you, you stupid rat? Stay still - OUCH! He bit me!’
“斑斑，安静！”罗恩用手紧捂着胸口，小声说。

老鼠疯狂扭动着，罗恩突然停住脚，想把斑斑往口袋里塞得更深一些。

“你怎么了，你这只笨老鼠？待着别动──哎哟！它咬我！”
‘Ron, be quiet!’Hermione whispered urgently. ‘Fudge'll be out here in a minute -’
“罗恩，别出声！”赫敏着急地悄声说，“福吉马上就会出来的──”
‘He won't - stay - put -’
“它不肯──老实──待着──”
Scabbers was plainly terrified. He was writhing with all his might, trying to break free of Ron's grip.
斑斑显然是吓坏了，它拼命挣扎着，想从罗恩手中挣脱。

‘What's the matter with him?’
“它是怎么啦？”
But Harry had just seen - slinking towards them, his body l ow to the ground, wid e yell ow eyes glinting eerily in the darkness - Crookshanks. Whether he could see them, or was foll owing the sound of Scabbers's squeaks, Harry coul dn't tell.
但是哈利刚刚看到了，克鲁克山悄无声息地向他们走来，身体低低地贴近地面，两只大大的黄眼睛在黑暗中闪着诡异的荧光。

哈利不知道它是看到了他们，还是循着斑斑的叫声来的。

‘Crookshanks!’ Hermione moaned. ‘No, go away, Crookshanks! Go away!’
“克鲁克山！”赫敏叹息道，“别捣乱，走开，克鲁克山！走开！”
But the cat was getting nearer -
但是猫越来越近──
‘Scabbers - NO!’
“斑斑──不要！”
Too late - the rat had slipped between Ron's clutching fingers, hit the ground and scampered away. In one bound, Crookshanks sprang after him, and before Harry or Hermione coul d stop him, Ron had thrown the Invisibility Cl oak off himself and pelted away into the darkness.
太晚了──老鼠从罗恩的指缝间钻了出去，掉到地上，飞快地逃走了。

克鲁克山一跃而上，紧追不舍。

哈利和赫敏没有来得及阻拦，罗恩已经甩开隐形衣，冲入了夜幕中。

‘Ron!’ Hermione moaned.
“罗恩！”赫敏轻声哀叫。

She and Harry l ooked at each other, then foll owed at a sprint, it was impossibl e to run full out und er the Cl oak, they pull ed it off and it streamed behind them like a banner as they hurtled after Ron; they could hear his feet thund ering al ong ahead, and his shouts at Crookshanks.
她和哈利对视一下，拔腿追了上去。

披着隐形衣跑不快，他们便把它扯了下来，隐形衣像旗帜一样在身后飘扬，两人全速追赶着罗恩，能听到前面咚咚的脚步声，还听到罗恩呵斥克鲁克山的声音。

‘Get away from him - get away - Scabbers, come here -’
“走开──走开──斑斑，到这儿来──”
There was a l oud thud.
很响的扑通声。

‘Gotcha! Get off, you stinking cat -’
“抓到了！滚开，你这只臭猫──”
Harry and Hermione almost fell over Ron; they skidd ed to a stop right in front of him. He was sprawl ed on the ground, but Scabbers was back in his pocket; he had both hands held tight over the quivering lump.
哈利和赫敏差点儿摔到罗恩身上。

两人刚好在他跟前刹住脚步，罗恩横在地上，斑斑已回到他的口袋里，他双手紧紧攥着那一团颤抖的东西。

‘Ron - come on - back und er the Cl oak -’ Hermione panted. ‘Dumbl ed ore - the Minister - they'll be coming back out in a minute -’
“罗恩──快──回到隐形衣里来──”赫敏气喘吁吁地说，“邓布利多──还有部长──他们马上就要出来了──”
But before they coul d cover themselves again, before they coul d even catch their breath, they heard the soft pounding of gigantic paws. Something was bounding towards them out of the dark - an enormous, pale-eyed, jet-black d og.
但是他们还没来得及隐身，也没来得及喘过气来，就听到巨爪轻轻着地的响声……有东西在朝他们奔来，如影子一般的轻捷──是一条庞大的、灰色眼睛的黑狗。

Harry reached for his wand, but too late - the d og had mad e an enormous l eap and its front paws hit him on the chest. He keel ed over backwards in a whirl of hair; he felt its hot breath, saw inch-l ong teeth -
哈利伸手去拔魔杖，但是太晚了──大狗高高跃起，前爪撞到了他的胸口，
哈利在一团狗毛中向后倒去，感觉到狗嘴里喷出的热气，看到了那寸把长的尖牙──
But the force of its l eap had carried it too far; it roll ed off him; dazed, feeling as though his ribs were broken, Harry tried to stand up; he could hear it growling as it skid d ed around for a new attack.
但是大狗扑过来的力气过猛，从他身上滚了过去。

哈利觉得自己好像断了几根肋骨，他努力想站起来；他听到大狗咆哮着掉转过身，准备再次袭击。

Ron was on his feet. As the d og sprang back towards them, he pushed Harry asid e; the d og's jaws fastened instead around Ron's outstretched arm. Harry lunged at it and seized a handful of the brute's hair, but it was dragging Ron away as easily as if he were a rag-d oll -
罗恩站了起来，在大狗又扑上来时把哈利推到了一边。

大狗咬住了罗恩伸出来的胳膊。

哈利冲上去揪住了那畜生的一撮毛，但它像拖一个布娃娃一样毫不费力地把罗恩拖走了。

Then, out of nowhere, something hit Harry so hard across the face he was knocked off his feet again. He heard Hermione shriek with pain and fall, too. Harry groped for his wand, blinking bl ood out of his eyes -
突然，哈利脸上挨了不知从何而来的重重一击，他又摔倒在地，同时听到赫敏喊痛和倒地的声音。

哈利摸着了魔杖，眨了眨眼睛挤掉血水──‘Lumos!’ he whispered.
“荧光闪烁！”他低声说。

The wand-light showed him the trunk of a thick tree; they had chased Scabbers into the shad ow of the Whomping Will ow and its branches were creaking as though in a high wind, whipping backwards and forwards to stop them going nearer.
魔杖的荧光照出一棵粗大的树干，原来他们追着斑斑跑到了打人柳的树影里。

柳条像在狂风中一样嘎吱作响，鞭子似的来回抽打着，不让他们走近。

And there, at the base of the trunk, was the d og, dragging Ron backwards into a large gap in the roots - Ron was fighting furiously, but his head and torso were slipping out of sight -
那大狗就在树干旁边，正在把罗恩倒拖进树根间的一个大洞里──罗恩奋力挣扎，但是他的脑袋和上半身正在消失──
‘Ron!’Harry shouted, trying to foll ow, but a heavy branch whipped l ethally through the air and he was forced backwards again.
“罗恩！”哈利大叫，想要冲过去，可是一根粗树枝凶险地在空中抽打着，逼得他退了回来。

All they could see now was one of Ron's l egs, which he had hooked around a root in an effort to stop the d og pulling him further und erground. Then a horribl e crack cut the air like a gunshot; Ron's l eg had broken, and next second, his foot had vanished from sight.
现在他们只能看到罗恩的一条腿了。

罗恩用腿勾住了一条树根，希望能阻止大狗把他拖入地下──然而啪的一声可怕的脆响，像枪声划破夜空，罗恩的腿断了。

一眨眼间，他的脚也消失了。

‘Harry - we've got to go for help -’ Hermione cried, she was bl eeding, too; the Will ow had cut her across the shoul d er.
“哈利──我们必须去找人帮忙──”赫敏惊恐地叫着，她也在流血，柳条在她肩上抽了一道口子。

‘No! That thing's big enough to eat him, we haven't got time -’
“不行！那畜生大得能把他吃掉，我们没有时间──”
‘We're never going to get through without help -’
“哈利──没有人帮忙，我们不可能钻过去──”
Another branch whipped d own at them, twigs clenched like knuckl es.
又一根枝条打下来，细枝子像拳头一样攥得紧紧的。

‘If that d og can get in, we can,’ Harry panted, darting here and there, trying to find a way through the vicious, swishing branches, but he coul dn't get an inch nearer to the tree-roots without being in range of the tree's bl ows.
“那条狗能进去，我们也能。

”哈利喘着气说，一边左冲右突，试图绕过那些带着恶意嗖嗖摆动的枝条，可怎么也躲不过；他若想再靠近树根一寸，就肯定会被打到。

‘Oh, help, help,’Hermione whispered frantically, dancing uncertainly on the spot, ‘pl ease ...’
“哦，救命，救命，”赫敏绝望地低喊，在原地团团转，“求求……”
Crookshanks darted forwards. He slithered between the battering branches like a snake and placed his front paws upon a knot on the trunk.
克鲁克山飞奔上前，像蛇一样从舞动的枝条间钻了过去，把前爪按在树身的一个节疤上。

Abruptly, as though the tree had been turned to marbl e, it stopped moving. Not a leaf twitched or shook.
那棵树突然不动了，好像化成了石头，连树叶都不再抖动一下。

‘Crookshanks!’Hermione whispered uncertainly. She now grasped Harry's arm painfully hard. ‘How did he know -?’
“克鲁克山！”赫敏惊疑地轻轻叫道，她把哈利的胳膊都攥痛了，“它怎么知道──？”
‘He's friends with that d og,’ said Harry grimly. ‘I’ve seen them together. Come on - and keep your wand out -’
“它跟那条狗是朋友，”哈利冷峻地说，“我见过它们在一起。

走吧──把魔杖拿在手里──”
They covered the distance to the trunk in seconds, but before they had reached the gap in the roots, Crookshanks had slid into it with a flick of his bottle-brush tail. Harry went next; he crawl ed forwards, head first, and slid d own an earthy sl ope to the bottom of a very l ow tunnel. Crookshanks was a little way along, his eyes flashing in the light from Harry's wand. Seconds later, Hermione slithered d own besid e him.
几秒钟之内，两人就冲到了树干旁，但是他们还没有走到树根间的那个洞口，克鲁克山就已经把它那毛茸茸的尾巴轻轻一弹，钻进了洞里。

哈利跟了进去，头朝前往里面爬，顺着土坡滑入了一条非常低矮的地道底部。

克鲁克山在前方不远，一双猫眼在哈利魔杖的微光中闪烁着。

几秒钟后，赫敏也滑到了他的身边。

‘Where's Ron?’ she whispered in a terrified voice.
“罗恩呢？”她低声问，声音中带着恐惧。

‘This way,’ said Harry, setting off, bent-backed, after Crookshanks.
“这边。

”哈利说，他弯着腰跟上了克鲁克山。

‘Where d oes this tunnel come out?’Hermione asked breathl essly from behind him.
“这条地道通到哪儿？”赫敏在后面屏着气问。

‘I d on't know ... it's marked on the Maraud er’s Map but Fred and George said no one's ever got into it. It goes off the edge of the map, but it l ooked like it ends up in Hogsmead e ...’
“不知道……活点地图上有这条通道，但弗雷德和乔治说从来没人进来过……它通出了地图的边缘，但看上去可能通到霍格莫德……”
They moved as fast as they coul d, bent almost d oubl e; ahead of them, Crookshanks's tail bobbed in and out of view. On and on went the passage; it felt at l east as l ong as the one to Honeydukes. All Harry could think of was Ron, and
what the enormous d og might be d oing to him ... he was drawing breath in sharp, painful gasps, running at a crouch ...
两人尽可能地快速前进，腰弯得很低。

克鲁克山的尾巴在前面忽隐忽现。

地道不断向前延伸，感觉至少跟通到蜂蜜公爵的那条一样长……哈利一心惦记着罗恩，不知道那条大狗会对他怎么样……他痛苦地用力张口吸气，猫着腰急跑……
And then the tunnel began to rise; moments later it twisted, and Crookshanks had gone. Instead, Harry could see a patch of dim light through a small opening.
地道开始向上倾斜，过了一会儿，拐了个弯，克鲁克山不见了。

哈利只看到一片微光，是个小小的出口。

He and Hermione paused, gasping for breath, edging forwards. Both raised their wands to see what lay beyond.
他和赫敏停住脚步，喘着气，慢慢地侧身向前挪动，两人都举着魔杖，看前面有什么。

It was a room, a very disord ered, dusty room. Paper was peeling from the walls; there were stains all over the fl oor; every piece of furniture was broken as though somebody had smashed it. The wind ows were all board ed-up.
那是一个房间，一个乱糟糟、灰蒙蒙的房间。

墙纸剥落，满地污渍，家具全是破的，好像被人砸过，窗户都用木板封住了。

Harry glanced at Hermione, who l ooked very frightened, but nodd ed.
哈利看看赫敏，她神色非常恐惧，但点了点头。

Harry pull ed himself out of the hol e, staring around. The room was d eserted, but a d oor to their right stood open, l eading to a shad owy hallway. Hermione sudd enly grabbed Harry's arm again. Her wid e eyes were travelling around the board ed wind ows.
哈利从洞口钻了出去，环顾四周。

房间里没有人，右边有一扇门开着，通到一个幽暗的门厅。

赫敏又一把抓住哈利的胳膊，瞪大眼睛扫视着被封住的窗户。

‘Harry,’ she whispered. ‘I think we're in the Shrieking Shack!’
“哈利，”她小声说，“我想我们是在尖叫棚屋。

”
Harry l ooked around. His eyes fell on a wooden chair near them. Large chunks had been torn out of it; one of the legs had been ripped off entirely.
哈利的目光在屋里扫了一圈，落到近处的一把木椅上，它被扯去了一大块木板，一条腿也不见了。

‘Ghosts didn't d o that,’ he said sl owly.
“不是幽灵干的。

”哈利缓缓说道。

At that moment, there was a creak overhead. Something had moved upstairs. Both of them looked up at the ceiling. Hermione's grip on Harry's arm was so tight he was l osing feeling in his fingers. He raised his eyebrows at her; she nod d ed again and l et go.
这时头顶上传来嘎吱一响，楼上有什么东西在动。

两人抬头望着天花板。

哈利的胳膊被赫敏攥得紧紧的，手指都开始失去知觉了。

他对赫敏扬扬眉毛，赫敏点点头，放开了手。

Quietly as they coul d, they crept out into the hall and up the crumbling staircase. Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the fl oor, where a wid e, shiny stripe had been mad e by something being dragged upstairs.
他们尽可能轻手轻脚地来到厅里，踏上那道快要倒塌的楼梯。

到处都蒙着厚厚的灰尘，只是地上有一条宽宽的发亮的印子，好像什么东西被拖上楼去了。

They reached the dark landing.
两人走到了黑暗的楼梯平台上。

‘Nox,’ they whispered together, and the lights at the end of their wands went out. Only one d oor was open. As they crept towards it, they heard movement from behind it; a l ow moan, and then a d eep, l oud purring. They exchanged a last l ook, a last nod.
“诺克斯。

”他们同时小声说，杖头的荧光应声熄灭。

只有一扇门开着，他们轻轻走近时，听到门后面有动静，一声低低的呻吟，接着是响亮、深沉的猫叫。

两人最后对视了一眼，点了点头。

Wand hel d tightly before him, Harry kicked the d oor wid e open.
哈利紧握魔杖，猛地踢开了门。

On a magnificent four-poster bed with dusty hangings, lay Crookshanks, purring l oudly at the sight of them. On the floor besid e him, clutching his l eg, which stuck out at a strange angl e, was Ron.
一张挂着灰扑扑帷帐的四柱大床，克鲁克山伏在床上冲着他们喵喵大叫。

罗恩在床边的地板上，抱着他那条姿势很别扭的伤腿。

Harry and Hermione dashed across to him.
哈利和赫敏冲了过去。

‘Ron - are you OK?’
“罗恩──你怎么样？”
‘Where's the d og?’
“大狗呢？”
‘Not a d og,’ Ron moaned. His teeth were gritted with pain. ‘Harry, it's a trap -’“没有狗。

”罗恩呻吟道，痛得咬紧牙关，“哈利，这是个圈套──”
‘What -’
“什么──”
‘He’s the d og ... he’s an Animagus ...’
“他就是那条狗……他是个阿尼马格斯……”
Ron was staring over Harry's should er. Harry wheeled around. With a snap, the man in the shad ows cl osed the door behind them.
罗恩瞪着哈利身后，哈利迅疾转身，阴影中的那个男子啪地关上了房门。

A mass of filthy, matted hair hung to his elbows. If eyes hadn't been shining out of the d eep, dark sockets, he might have been a corpse. The waxy skin was stretched so tightly over the bones of his face, it l ooked like a skull. His yell ow teeth were bared in a grin. It was Sirius Black.
肮脏的乱发垂到胳膊肘，如果不是深陷的眼窝里那双眼睛的亮光，他简直就像一具死尸。

蜡白的皮肤紧绷在颧骨上，像个骷髅。

他咧嘴狞笑着，露出一口黄牙。

是小天狼星布莱克。

‘Expelliarmus!’ he croaked, pointing Ron's wand at them.
“除你武器！”他嘶声叫道，用罗恩的魔杖朝他们一指。

Harry's and Hermione's wands shot out of their hands, high in the air, and Black caught them. Then he took a step cl oser. His eyes were fixed on Harry.
哈利和赫敏的魔杖脱手而出，高高飞到空中，布莱克将它们接住，然后走近了一步，眼睛盯着哈利。

‘I thought you'd come and help your friend,’he said hoarsely. His voice sound ed as though he had l ong ago l ost the habit of using it. ‘Your father would have d one the same for me. Brave of you, not to run for a teacher. I'm grateful ... it will make everything much easier ...’
“我料到你会来救你的朋友。

”他嗓音嘶哑，好像很久不用了，“你父亲也会这样对我的。

你们很勇敢，没跑去找老师。

我很感激……这样就好办多了……”
The taunt about his father rang in Harry's ears as though Black had bellowed it. A boiling hate erupted in Harry's chest, l eaving no place for fear. For the first time in his life, he wanted his wand back in his hand, not to d efend himself, but to attack ... to kill. Without knowing what he was d oing, he started forwards, but there was a sudd en movement on either sid e of him and two pairs of hands grabbed him and held him back. ‘No, Harry!’Hermione gasped in a petrified
whisper; Ron, however, spoke to Black.
哈利耳边回响着对他父亲的嘲讽，仿佛是布莱克刚才大声吼出的一般。

一股憎恨从哈利胸中腾起。

把恐惧挤了出去。

他希望夺回魔杖，平生第一次不是为了自卫，而是为了攻击……为了杀人。

他下意识地冲向前去，但两边有人扑了上来，两双手紧紧拽住了他……“不要，哈利！”赫敏恐惧地小声说。

罗恩则冲着布莱克说话了。

‘If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us, too!’ he said fiercely, though the effort of standing up had drained him of still more col our, and he swayed slightly as he spoke.
“你要杀哈利，就必须把我们也杀掉！”他激烈地说，虽然勉强站起时他脸上更是血色全无，身体也在微微摇晃。

Something flickered in Black's shad owed eyes.
布莱克阴郁的眼睛里有什么一闪。

‘Lie d own,’ he said quietly to Ron. ‘You will damage that l eg even more.’
“躺下，”他平静地对罗恩说，“你会把那条腿伤得更重的。

”
‘Did you hear me?’Ron said weakly, though he was clinging painfully to Harry to stay upright. ‘You’ll have to kill all three of us!’
“你听见了吗？”罗恩虚弱地说，一边艰难地抓住哈利保持站立，“你必须把我们三个全部杀掉！”
‘There'll only be one murd er here tonight,’ said Black, and his grin wid ened.
“今晚这里只会有一人被杀。

”布莱克的嘴咧得更开了。

‘Why's that?’ Harry spat, trying to wrench himself free of Ron and Hermione. ‘Didn't care last time, did you? Didn't mind slaughtering all those Muggles to get at Pettigrew ... What's the matter, gone soft in Azkaban?’
“为什么？”哈利愤愤地说，试图挣脱罗恩和赫敏的阻拦，“你上次可不在乎，是不是？为了追杀小矮星不惜屠杀那么多的麻瓜……怎么，在阿兹卡班把心肠蹲软了？”
‘Harry!’ Hermione whimpered. ‘Be quiet!’
“哈利！”赫敏抽泣着，“别说了！”
‘HE KILLED MY MUM AND DAD!’Harry roared, and with a huge effort he broke free of Hermione and Ron's restraint and lunged forwards -
“他杀了我的爸爸妈妈！”哈利吼道，奋力挣脱了赫敏和罗恩，一个箭步冲了上去。

He had forgotten about magic - he had forgotten that he was short and
skinny and thirteen, whereas Black was a tall, full-grown man. All Harry knew was that he wanted to hurt Black as badly as he coul d and that he didn't care how much he got hurt in return ...
他忘记了魔法，忘记了自己又瘦又小只有十三岁，而布莱克是个高大的成年人。

哈利此刻只想拼足全力重创布莱克，而不顾自己会受多大的伤──Perhaps it was the shock of Harry d oing something so stupid, but Black didn't raise the wands in time. One of Harry’s hands fastened over Black’s wasted wrist, forcing the wandtips away; the knuckl es of Harry's other hand collided with the sid e of Black's head and they fell, backwards, into the wall -
也许是对哈利做出的这样愚蠢的举动感到吃惊，布莱克没有及时举起魔杖。

哈利一只手抓住了他瘦瘦的手腕，迫使杖尖指向别处，同时一拳打在布莱克的脑袋侧面，两人一起向后摔倒，撞在墙上──
Hermione was screaming; Ron was yelling; there was a blinding flash as the wands in Black's hand sent into the air a jet of sparks which missed Harry's face by inches; Harry felt the shrunken arm und er his fingers twisting madly, but he clung on, his other hand punching every part of Black it could find.
赫敏尖叫，罗恩大喊，在一阵令人炫目的闪光中，布莱克手中的两根魔杖射出一串火星，险些击中哈利的面部。

哈利感到那皱缩的手臂在他手指下疯狂地挣扎，但他紧紧抓住，另一只手猛击布莱克身上他能打到的每一个地方。

But Black's free hand had found Harry's throat -
可是布莱克的另一只手摸到了哈利的喉咙──
‘No,’ he hissed. ‘I’ve waited too l ong -’
“不，”他嘶声说，“我等得太久了──”
The fingers tightened, Harry choked, his glasses askew.
手指卡紧了，哈利呼吸困难，眼镜歪到了一边。

Then he saw Hermione's foot swing out of nowhere. Black l et go of Harry with a grunt of pain. Ron had thrown himself on Black's wand hand and Harry heard a faint clatter -
在这危急关头，他看到赫敏的脚凌空飞来。

布莱克痛得哼了一声，放开了哈利。

罗恩扑向布莱克拿魔杖的手，哈利听到哗啦一声轻响──
He fought free of the tangl e of bodies and saw his own wand rolling across the fl oor; he threw himself towards it but -
他挣扎着从纠缠在一起的人堆中爬出来，看见自己的魔杖滚到地上，连忙扑过去，然而──
‘A rgh!’
“啊！”
Crookshanks had joined the fray; both sets of front claws had sunk themselves d eep into Harry's arm, Harry threw him off, but Crookshanks now darted towards Harry's wand -
克鲁克山来助战了，两只前爪深深扎进哈利的手臂。

哈利把它甩掉，但克鲁克山又扑向哈利的魔杖──
‘NO YOU DON’T!’roared Harry, and he aimed a kick at Crookshanks that mad e the cat l eap asid e, spitting; Harry snatched up his wand and turned - “没门儿！”哈利吼道，朝克鲁克山踹了一脚，那猫跳到一边，喷着唾沫。

哈利抓起魔杖转过身来──
‘Get out of the way!’ he shouted at Ron and Hermione.
“闪开！”他朝罗恩和赫敏大喊。

They didn't need telling twice. Hermione, gasping for breath, her lip bl eeding, scrambled asid e, snatching up her and Ron's wands. Ron crawl ed to the four-poster and collapsed onto it, panting, his white face now tinged with green, both hands clutching his broken l eg.
他们俩不需要他再说第二声。

赫敏嘴唇流血，大口喘着气，迅速爬到一边，拾起她和罗恩的魔杖。

罗恩爬向四柱床，气喘吁吁地瘫倒在上面，双手抱着断腿，苍白的面孔有些发青。

Black was sprawl ed at the bottom of the wall. His thin chest rose and fell rapidly as he watched Harry walking sl owly nearer, his wand pointing straight at Black's heart.
布莱克倒在墙根，瘦削的胸部急速起伏，他看着哈利慢慢走近，魔杖直指他的心脏。

‘Going to kill me, Harry?’ he whispered.
“要杀我吗，哈利？”他低声问。

Harry stopped right above him, his wand still pointing at Black's chest, l ooking d own at him. A livid bruise was rising around Black's l eft eye and his nose was bl eeding.
哈利在他跟前停下了，俯视着他，魔杖依然指着他的胸膛。

布莱克的左眼周围肿起一块青瘀，鼻子也流血了。

‘You kill ed my parents,’said Harry, his voice shaking slightly, but his wand hand quite steady.
“你杀了我的爸爸妈妈。

”哈利说，他的声音微微颤抖，但握着魔杖的手很坚定。

Black stared up at him out of those sunken eyes.
布莱克用深陷的眼睛盯着他。

‘I d on't d eny it,’ he said, very quietly. ‘But if you knew the whole story -’
“我不否认，”他声音很轻，“但如果你知道全部经过──”
‘The whol e story?’ Harry repeated, a furious pounding in his ears. ‘You sol d them to Vold emort, that's all I need to know!’
“全部经过？”哈利的耳朵里有热血在撞击，“你把他们出卖给了伏地魔。

我只需要知道这么多。

”
‘You've got to listen to me,’ Black said, and there was a note of urgency in his voice now. ‘You’ll regret it if you d on't ... you d on't und erstand ...’
“你必须听我说，”布莱克说，语气有些急迫，“不然你会后悔的……你不知道……”
‘I und erstand a l ot better than you think,’said Harry, and his voice shook more than ever. ‘You never heard her, did you? My mum ... trying to stop Vold emort killing me ... and you did that ... you did it ...’
“我知道的比你想象的多得多。

”哈利说，声音颤抖得更厉害了，“你没听过她的恳求，是不是？我的妈妈……她想阻止伏地魔杀我……而你做了那种事……你做了……”
Before either of them coul d say another word, something ginger streaked past Harry; Crookshanks l eapt onto Black's chest, and settled himself there, right over Black's heart. Black blinked and l ooked d own at the cat.
突然，一个姜黄色的东西从哈利身边闪过，克鲁克山跳到布莱克的胸口伏了下来，正挡住他的心脏。

布莱克惊奇地眨眨眼睛，低头看着那只猫。

‘Get off,’ he murmured, trying to push Crookshanks off him.
“下去。

”他咕哝着，想把克鲁克山推开。

But Crookshanks sank his claws into Black's robes and woul dn't shift. He turned his ugly, squashed face to Harry, and looked up at him with those great yell ow eyes. To his right, Hermione gave a dry sob.
但是克鲁克山用爪子抠住布莱克的袍子，不肯挪动。

它把丑陋的扁脸转向了哈利，大大的黄眼睛仰望着他。

在哈利右边，赫敏抽了一下鼻子。

Harry stared d own at Black and Crookshanks, his grip tightening on the wand. So what if he had to kill the cat, too? It was in l eague with Black ... if it was
prepared to die, trying to protect Black, that wasn't Harry's business ... if Black wanted to save it, that only proved he cared more for Crookshanks than Harry's parents ...
哈利盯着布莱克和克鲁克山，攥紧了魔杖。

就算把这只猫也杀了又怎么样？这只猫是布莱克的同盟……如果它为了保护布莱克而自愿送死，那不关哈利的事……如果布莱克想救它，那只能证明他关心克鲁克山胜于关心哈利的父母……
Harry raised the wand. Now was the moment to d o it. Now was the moment to avenge his mother and father. He was going to kill Black. He had to kill Black. This was his chance ...
哈利举起了魔杖。

时候到了，为父母报仇的时候到了，他要杀死布莱克，必须杀死布莱克，这是他的机会……
The seconds l engthened, and still Harry stood frozen there, wand poised, Black staring up at him, Crookshanks on his chest. Ron's ragged breathing came from the bed; Hermione was quite sil ent.
漫长的几秒钟，哈利仍举着魔杖僵立在那里，布莱克盯着哈利，克鲁克山蹲在他胸口。

罗恩粗重的呼吸声从床边传来，赫敏沉默不语。

And then came a new sound -
然后有一个新的声音──
Muffl ed footsteps were echoing up through the fl oor - someone was moving d ownstairs.
闷闷的脚步声透过地板缝隙传了上来，有人在楼下走动。

‘WE’RE UP HERE!’ Hermione screamed sud d enly. ‘WE’RE UP HERE - SIRIUS BLACK - QUICK!’
“我们在上面！”赫敏突然尖叫道，“我们在上面──小天狼星布莱克──快来呀！”
Black mad e a startl ed movement that almost dislodged Crookshanks; Harry gripped his wand convulsively - Do it now!said a voice in his head - but the footsteps were thund ering up the stairs and Harry still hadn't d one it.
布莱克惊得动了一下，几乎把克鲁克山甩了下去。

哈利的手痉挛地握紧魔杖──快动手！一个声音在他脑子里说，但脚步声已咚咚地上了楼梯，哈利还是没有动手。

The d oor of the room burst open in a shower of red sparks and Harry wheeled around as Professor Lupin came hurtling into the room, his face bl oodl ess, his wand raised and ready. His eyes flickered over Ron, lying on the。