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哈利波特与魔法石The Vanishing Glass(七)

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Harry moved in front of the tank and looked intently at the snake. He wouldn't have been surprised if it had died of boredom itself -- no company except stupid people drumming their fingers on the glass trying to disturb it all day long. It was worse than having a cupboard as a bedroom, where the only visitor was Aunt Petunia hammering on the door to wake you up; at least he got to visit the rest of the house.

The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry's.

It winked.

Harry stared. Then he looked quickly around to see if anyone was watching. They weren't. He looked back at the snake and winked, too.

The snake jerked its head toward Uncle Vernon and Dudley, then raised its eyes to the ceiling. It gave Harry a look that said quite plainly:

"I get that all the time.

"I know," Harry murmured through the glass, though he wasn't sure the snake could hear him. "It must be really annoying."

The snake nodded vigorously.

"Where do you come from, anyway?" Harry asked.

The snake jabbed its tail at a little sign next to the glass. Harry peered at it.

Boa Constrictor, Brazil.

"Was it nice there?"

The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry read on: This specimen was bred in the zoo. "Oh, I see -- so you've never been to Brazil?"

As the snake shook its head, a deafening shout behind Harry made both of them jump.

"DUDLEY! MR. DURSLEY! COME AND LOOK AT THIS SNAKE! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT IT'S DOING!"

Dudley came waddling toward them as fast as he could.

"Out of the way, you," he said, punching Harry in the ribs. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the concrete floor. What came next happened so fast no one saw how it happened -- one second, Piers and Dudley were leaning right up close to the glass, the next, they had leapt back with howls of horror.

Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of the boa constrictor's tank had vanished. The great snake was uncoiling itself rapidly, slithering out onto the floor. People throughout the reptile house screamed and started running for the exits.

As the snake slid swiftly past him, Harry could have sworn a low, hissing voice said, "Brazil, here I come.... Thanksss, amigo."

The keeper of the reptile house was in shock.

"But the glass," he kept saying, "where did the glass go?"

The zoo director himself made Aunt Petunia a cup of strong, sweet tea while he apologized over and over again. Piers and Dudley could only gibber. As far as Harry had seen, the snake hadn't done anything except snap playfully at their heels as it passed, but by the time they were all back in Uncle Vernon's car, Dudley was telling them how it had nearly bitten off his leg, while Piers was swearing it had tried to squeeze him to death. But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming down enough to say, "Harry was talking to it, weren't you, Harry?"

Uncle Vernon waited until Piers was safely out of the house before starting on Harry. He was so angry he could hardly speak. He managed to say, "Go -- cupboard -- stay -- no meals," before he collapsed into a chair, and Aunt Petunia had to run and get him a large brandy.

  哈利一边在这些大玻璃窗前走着,一边聚精会神地盯着蛇看。

  他觉得说这些蛇是闷死的话都没有什么可奇怪的——整天一个伴儿都没有,却不停地有无聊的人不厌其烦地用手指敲着玻璃。这甚至比睡在柜子里还要糟糕——睡在柜子里最多只会有帕尤妮亚姨妈过来敲门把你吵醒。

  这时那只蛇突然睁开了它的眼睛。并且慢慢地,非常缓慢地把头抬到它的眼睛正好可以直视哈利的位置便停了下来。

  它朝哈利使了一下眼色。

  哈利愣住了。然后他赶紧转过身去看有没有人在注意他。还好没有。于是他也朝那只蛇使了下眼色。

  那只蛇把头指向维能姨文和达德里的方向,然后眼睛朝向天花板望了望。哈利马上明白了其中的意思:"暧,我总是遭到人们这样的对待。""我知道。"哈利透过玻璃小声地说,虽然他并不能肯定那蛇能不能听见他说话。"一定很讨厌吧。"那只蛇重重地点了一下头。

  "你到底从哪里来的?"哈利问道。

  那蛇用尾巴戳了一下玻璃旁边的一块小标签。哈利马上贴过去看。

  "巴西莽蛇"

  "巴西这地方怎么样?"

  那只蛇又用尾巴指了一下那块标签,哈利才发现后面还有字——此动物是在动物园里培育的。"哦,我明白了,原来你从来没有去过巴西?"那蛇摇了摇头。正在这时一阵恐怖的叫声吓得哈利一跳:"达德里!杜斯利先生!快来看这只蛇!你肯定不会相信它在干什么!"达德里飞快地跑了起来。

  "滚开,小子。"达德里一边说一边一拳打在哈利的肋骨上。哈利在毫无防备的情况下重重的摔在水泥地上。接下来发生的事来得太突然以至于没有人看清楚了它是如何发生的——前一秒钟,皮尔斯和达德里还紧紧地趴在玻璃上;后一秒钟,他们就大呼小叫地拼命地往后跑。

  哈利爬起来,被眼前的情景惊呆了。挡住那条巴西蛇的玻璃窗转眼间消失了。

  那只巨大的蛇正迅速地舒展开身体,爬到了地上——整个爬虫馆内的人群尖叫着往出口处飞奔。

  当那条蛇缓缓地滑过哈利脚边时,哈利听到一个低低的,嘶嘶的声音说:"我从巴西来的,谢谢你亲爱的。"爬虫馆的管理员顿时吓呆了。

  "那块玻璃。"他喃喃自语,"那块玻璃哪里去了?"动物园园长亲自给帕尤妮亚姨妈送来一杯浓茶,并且一遍又一遍地赔礼道歉。

  皮尔斯和达德里说话都给巴了。其实就哈利看来,那条蛇除了戏弄他从他们脚边爬了过去以外,其它什么也没做。不过那时已经是在维能姨丈的车里了。达德里哭诉道那条蛇几乎咬下了他的腿,而皮尔斯则说那蛇想缠住他使他憋气而死。最糟糕的是,皮尔斯居然冷静下来,并且问哈利:"你当时跟蛇说了话,是吧,哈利?"维能姨丈等到皮尔斯安全地离开后才开始对哈利发火。他气得连话都快说不出来了。他因为说了几个单词:"——柜子里——呆着——没有饭吃。"接着,他便瘫倒在沙发里了,帕尤妮亚姨妈赶紧跑去给他倒了一大杯白兰地。

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