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由英国作家J·K·罗琳创作的《哈利·波特》系列小说，自1997年出版起，畅销全球，成为伴随很多人成长的必读书。而由其改编的《哈利·波特》系列电影也成为全球史上最卖座的电影系列，不但捧红了片中的几位童星，也让这一魔幻故事更加深入人心。
大家也许还记得，在《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》的结局一幕里，哈利与妻子金妮和赫敏、罗恩一起在九又四分之三站台目送了他们的儿女前往霍格沃茨。但不论是书中还是电影里，罗琳都并未对霍格沃茨之战后的故事进行详细阐述，只是一笔带过。因此，许多哈迷意犹未尽，一直希望罗琳能出续集。
今年7月，在《哈利·波特》终结版发表近7年后，罗琳在哈利·波特迷网站（Pottermore.com）上发布了一个短篇，终于为霍格沃茨之战后的故事续笔。这是否预示着罗琳真的要为《哈利·波特》推出续集了呢？这么说可能还为时尚早，但我们不妨先读读这个小故事，解解渴。
Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final
By the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent， Rita Skeeter
There are celebrities—and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert—Ministers and Presidents， Celestina Warbeck， controversial American wizarding band The BentWinged Snitches—all have caused 1）flurries of excitement， with crowd members 2）scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept through the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards （no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their 3）heyday， but nevertheless recognisable） had arrived for the final， excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd 4） stampeded， tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted， desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite， which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area， all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when， to the accompaniment of loud screams， Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound， where he introduced them to 5）Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34， there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair， but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company： Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its 6）provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic： “We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department， as we have told you no less than 514 times， Ms. Skeeter.” So what are they hiding？ Is the Chosen One 7）embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all， plunging us into a new age of terror and 8）mayhem？
Or does his injury have a more humble origin， one that Potter is desperate to hide？ Has his wife perhaps cursed him？ Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy？ Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this 9）tournament？ The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup （jury’s back in—no！！！）， but let’s face it， when your last name is Potter， doors open， international sporting bodies 10）bow and scrape， and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember， Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament， but apparently there are no hard feelings， as they embraced upon meeting （what really happened in that maze？ Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting）. After half an hour’s chat， Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates， the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him， or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out， 11）tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat？ Now married， Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army， they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the 12）plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle， Weasley， whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly， entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter， but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he， as he stated at the time， “delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved”？ Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow？ Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes “took its toll” on him？ He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance， but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious？ Hermione Granger， of course， was always the 13）femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum， finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a 14）meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement， she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry， and is also mother to son， Hugo， and daughter， Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all？（No—look at her hair.）
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter， Weasley and Granger （are they resentful？ Almost certainly）. Neville Longbottom， now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry， is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London， but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer， but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children， but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the 15）ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is， of course， Luna Lovegood （now married to Rolf Scamander， 16）swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt）. Still delightfully eccentric， Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are “at home with grandpa”. Is this a 17）euphemism for “too disturbed to be seen in public”？ Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here， but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley， but it is difficult to tell whether it is George （wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes）， Charlie （dragon wrangler， still unmarried—why？） or Percy （Head of the Department of Magical Transportation—it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy！）. The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who， poor man， is grievously scarred from an encounter with a 18）werewolf and yet somehow （enchantment？ Love potion？ Blackmail？ Kidnap？） married the undeniably beautiful（though doubtless empty-headed） Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final， adding to the glitz and 19）razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them， heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people， but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin—a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair—has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving at the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy， who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents， but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent 20）intervention. Meanwhile， Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful， blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what， in my young day， was called “snogging.”
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his 21）cohorts never claimed to be perfect！ And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are， my new biography： Dumbledore’s Army： The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
邓布利多军重聚于魁地奇世界杯决赛
——《预言家日报》八卦记者丽塔·斯基特报道
名人，还是名人！我们已经见过无数的魔法界名人大腕儿在巴塔哥尼亚沙漠的比赛看台上熠熠生辉了——部长、首长、女歌唱家塞蒂娜·沃贝克、备受争议的美国巫师乐队“折翼飞贼”——每一次这些人的出现都会引发阵阵骚动，人们蜂拥而上索要签名，甚至还有人投射架桥咒，期望能接近人群头顶上方的贵宾包厢。
但当传言传遍营地、赛场，说有一帮臭名昭著的巫师（虽已无当年年轻力壮时的青涩面孔，但依然一眼可辨）已到达决赛场地时，人群的疯狂程度简直前所未见。人们惊呼奔走，所到之处，帐篷被踏平，孩童被推倒。来自世界各地的粉丝都涌向了每一个有传邓布利多军成员出现的地方，不顾一切地想一睹那人的风采，那个人他们仍然称之为“被选中的人”。
波特一家和其他邓布利多军的成员下榻在营地的贵宾区内，由各种重咒保护，并且有众多守卫巫师巡视守护。他们的现身引来了大量的人群，他们聚集在隔离线外，都想亲眼见见他们心中的英雄们。今天下午三点，他们终于得偿所愿，在人群的尖叫声中，波特领着他两个年幼的儿子詹姆斯和阿不思访问了球员休息室，并在那儿将孩子们介绍给了保加利亚找球手威克多尔·克鲁姆。
知名傲罗哈利·波特已年近34岁。他的黑发中已现出几缕银丝，不过他仍旧戴着那副独具特色的圆框眼镜，或许有些人会说这副眼镜更适合一个毫无时尚风格可言的 12 岁小子。那道著名的闪电样疤痕如今多了个“伴儿”，他右侧的颧骨上多了一道难看的伤口。多次请求提供有关这伤口来源的信息，只收到了魔法部的一贯回复：“斯基特小姐，傲罗部门的高度机密工作对外不予透露，此事我们已重申不下 514 次了。”他们到底在隐瞒什么呢？这个“被选中的人”是否又卷入了新一轮的神秘事件之中？而待事件公诸于众时，会否又将我们推入一个交织着恐怖与混乱的新时代？ 又或者他这次的伤只是无甚光荣的卑微印记，所以他要极力隐藏？有可能是他妻子下的诅咒吗？难道波特一家一直致力塑造的幸福家庭已经出现了裂痕？我们能否从他的妻子金妮完全乐意将丈夫和孩子撇在伦敦，独自报道这项联赛中看出点端倪呢？委员会已经开始讨论她是否真的有足够的天赋和经验来担当本次魁地奇世界杯的报道工作了（委员会又回来了——不！！！），但还是面对现实吧，如果你的姓是“波特”，一切大门都会为你敞开，各个国际运动组织都会对你打躬作揖好生伺候，而《预言家日报》也会奉上待遇优厚的职位呢。
死忠粉丝和球迷们一定记得，波特和克鲁姆在备受争议的三强争霸赛期间曾互为对手，但显然此次他们并没有什么火药味儿，见面时的拥抱可见一斑（当时在迷宫里究竟发生了什么事呢？看到他们之间热情的问候，人们不可能就此停止猜测）。半个小时的寒暄后，波特和两个儿子回到营地，与其他的邓布利多军成员相聚到凌晨时分。
旁边帐幕里住着的是波特最亲密的两个伙伴，他们知晓有关哈利·波特的一切，但一直对媒体守口如瓶。他们是惧怕波特，还是担心自己的秘密会被泄露，从而有损击败伏地魔这个神话的传奇性？尽管如今罗恩·韦斯莱和赫敏·格兰杰已经结婚了，但他们仍然在波特的每个人生阶段都相伴左右。就像其他邓布利多军成员一样，他们都参与过霍格沃茨之战，他们的勇敢毫无疑问都应该获得心怀感激的巫师界给予的赞美和奖励。
韦斯莱，如今他出名的姜色头发看起来已经日渐稀疏了。在霍格沃茨之战刚刚结束后，他就和波特一同进入魔法部任职，不过仅仅两年之后，他就离开了，转而跟兄弟合伙经营那间生意火爆的巫术恶作剧商店——“韦斯莱魔法把戏坊”。他那时说“很高兴能协助哥哥乔治打理我一直很喜爱的生意”，他是真心的吗？或者说他已经在波特的阴影下找到自己的立足之处了？对于一个承认毁灭伏地魔的魂器使自己“付出了代价”的人来说，傲罗部门的工作是否过于繁重呢？远看韦斯莱并无明显精神失常的迹象，但公众并无机会近距离作出适当评估。这有什么可疑之处吗？
而当然了，赫敏·格兰杰，永远是他们中的红颜祸水。当时有媒体报道，还是少女时，赫敏就一直在玩弄波特的感情，之后被体型健壮的威克多尔·克鲁姆勾走，不过她最终与波特忠实的跟班在一起。在经历了火箭般升迁成为魔法法律执行司副司长后，她如今又继续在魔法部步步高升，同时她还是两个孩子的母亲——儿子雨果和女儿罗斯。赫敏·格兰杰真的证明了其实一位女巫可以家庭事业两不误？（不是的——看看她的头发。）
邓布利多军里还有一些名气不及波特、韦斯莱和格兰杰的队员（他们会有怨恨吗？几乎可以肯定）。纳威·隆巴顿，如今他是霍格沃茨魔法学校的一位深受学生欢迎的草药学老师，他和妻子汉娜就住在巴塔哥尼亚。最近两人搬到了伦敦的破釜酒吧上，不过有传言说汉娜不仅接受了治疗师培训，而且现在还申请成为霍格沃茨的护理人员。有闲言说，与我们对孩子看管人员的期待有所不符的是，这对夫妇更喜欢多喝一点火焰威士忌，但无疑我们还是祝福她能如愿通过申请。
最后一个要提到的邓布利多军头目当然就是卢娜·洛夫古德了（她如今嫁给了著名的神奇生物学家纽特那个黑黝黝的孙子罗尔夫·斯卡曼德）。卢娜的举止依然无比怪异，她身穿由参赛的十六国国旗组成的长袍，在贵宾营区走来走去。她的双胞胎儿子则“留在家里和爷爷待在一起”。这是“出现在公众面前，太烦扰了”的委婉说辞吗？当然，只有最刻薄的人才会这么揣测。
邓布利多军里的其他各式人等都在现场，但人们的目光却聚焦在这六位身上。当一颗红色的脑袋出现，人们可能会据此猜测那是某位韦斯莱，但你却很难辨别出那是乔治（富有的韦斯莱魔法把戏坊联合管理人）、查理（驯龙师，至今未婚——为什么呢？），还是帕西（魔法交通司司长——要是飞路网过于繁忙，那就是他的失职了！）。最好认的人是比尔，这个可怜的孩子因为遭遇过狼人的袭击，身上留下了可怕的疤痕，然而后来他却竟然（被下咒？迷情？勒索？还是绑架？）娶了无比美丽（但又超级白痴）的芙蓉·德拉库尔。
话说我们将见到这些人与其他的邓布利多军成员相聚于本次决赛的贵宾包厢里，为这项节日般的盛事增添奇光异彩。希望赛场上他们那群年轻追随者中的两位别丢他们的脸，不要让那些曾为魔法界带来荣耀的人蒙羞。
人们在介入年轻人隐私时总有所犹豫，但事实上，任何与哈利·波特关系密切的人，在因为这种身份获得好处的同时，也必须接受舆论关注这一惩罚。毫无疑问，如果波特得知他十六岁的教子泰迪·卢平——一个高挑瘦削、满头亮蓝色头发的半狼人，自从来到这个贵宾营地后一直表现得与魔法贵族毫不匹配，那他将会多么痛心啊。可能让总是忙得不可开交的波特抽时间好好看管这个野小子，真是要求太多了。这孩子的父母临终托孤，将孩子托付给波特照顾。但一想到如果没有及时干预，“卢平大师”会变成一副什么德性，人们就不寒而栗。与此同时，比尔·韦斯莱夫妇或许很乐意得知他们美丽的金发女儿维克托娃似乎被吸引到了卢平大师藏匿的任一黑暗角落。好消息是他们俩似乎发明了一种用耳朵呼吸的方法，不然我想不出他们如何挺过那么漫长的“拥吻”——那是我年轻时的叫法。
不过，我们还是不要太苛刻了吧。哈利·波特和他的同伴们从来都没有声称自己是完美的！而对于那些特别想知道他们究竟如何不完美的人，请关注我将于7月31日在丽痕书店发售的传记：《邓布利多军：队伍的阴暗面》。
大家也许还记得，在《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》的结局一幕里，哈利与妻子金妮和赫敏、罗恩一起在九又四分之三站台目送了他们的儿女前往霍格沃茨。但不论是书中还是电影里，罗琳都并未对霍格沃茨之战后的故事进行详细阐述，只是一笔带过。因此，许多哈迷意犹未尽，一直希望罗琳能出续集。
今年7月，在《哈利·波特》终结版发表近7年后，罗琳在哈利·波特迷网站（Pottermore.com）上发布了一个短篇，终于为霍格沃茨之战后的故事续笔。这是否预示着罗琳真的要为《哈利·波特》推出续集了呢？这么说可能还为时尚早，但我们不妨先读读这个小故事，解解渴。
Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final
By the Daily Prophet’s Gossip Correspondent， Rita Skeeter
There are celebrities—and then there are celebrities. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert—Ministers and Presidents， Celestina Warbeck， controversial American wizarding band The BentWinged Snitches—all have caused 1）flurries of excitement， with crowd members 2）scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.
But when word swept through the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards （no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their 3）heyday， but nevertheless recognisable） had arrived for the final， excitement was beyond anything yet seen. As the crowd 4） stampeded， tents were flattened and small children mown down. Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted， desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One.
The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite， which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area， all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. At 3pm today they got their wish when， to the accompaniment of loud screams， Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound， where he introduced them to 5）Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
About to turn 34， there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair， but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. The famous lightning scar has company： Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. Requests for information as to its 6）provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic： “We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department， as we have told you no less than 514 times， Ms. Skeeter.” So what are they hiding？ Is the Chosen One 7）embroiled in fresh mysteries that will one day explode upon us all， plunging us into a new age of terror and 8）mayhem？
Or does his injury have a more humble origin， one that Potter is desperate to hide？ Has his wife perhaps cursed him？ Are cracks beginning to show in a union that the Potters are determined to promote as happy？ Should we read anything into the fact that his wife Ginevra has been perfectly happy to leave her husband and children behind in London whilst reporting on this 9）tournament？ The jury is out on whether she really had the talent or experience to be sent to the Quidditch World Cup （jury’s back in—no！！！）， but let’s face it， when your last name is Potter， doors open， international sporting bodies 10）bow and scrape， and Daily Prophet editors hand you plum assignments.
As their devoted fans and followers will remember， Potter and Krum competed against each other in the controversial Triwizard Tournament， but apparently there are no hard feelings， as they embraced upon meeting （what really happened in that maze？ Speculation is unlikely to be quelled by the warmth of their greeting）. After half an hour’s chat， Potter and his sons returned to the campsite where they socialised with the rest of Dumbledore’s Army until the small hours.
In the next tent are Potter’s two closest associates， the ones who know everything about him and yet have always refused to talk to the press. Are they afraid of him， or is it their own secrets they are afraid will leak out， 11）tarnishing the myth of He Who Could Not Be Named’s defeat？ Now married， Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were with Potter almost every step of the way. Like the rest of Dumbledore’s Army， they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and no doubt deserve the 12）plaudits and awards for bravery heaped upon them by a grateful wizarding world.
In the immediate aftermath of the battle， Weasley， whose famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly， entered into employment with the Ministry of Magic alongside Potter， but left only two years later to co-manage the highly successful wizarding joke emporium Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Was he， as he stated at the time， “delighted to assist my brother George with a business I’ve always loved”？ Or had he had his fill of standing in Potter’s shadow？ Was the work of the Auror Department too much for a man who has admitted that the destruction of He Who Could Not Be Named’s Horcruxes “took its toll” on him？ He shows no obvious signs of mental illness from a distance， but the public is not allowed close enough to make a proper assessment. Is this suspicious？ Hermione Granger， of course， was always the 13）femme fatale of the group. Press reports of the time revealed that as a teenager she toyed with the young Potter’s affections before being seduced away by the muscular Viktor Krum， finally settling for Potter’s faithful sidekick. After a 14）meteoric rise to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement， she is now tipped to go even higher within the Ministry， and is also mother to son， Hugo， and daughter， Rose. Does Hermione Granger prove that a witch really can have it all？（No—look at her hair.）
Then there are those members of Dumbledore’s Army who receive slightly less publicity than Potter， Weasley and Granger （are they resentful？ Almost certainly）. Neville Longbottom， now a popular Herbology teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry， is here in Patagonia with his wife Hannah. Until recently the pair lived above the Leaky Cauldron in London， but rumour has it that Hannah has not only retrained as a Healer， but is applying for the job of Matron at Hogwarts. Idle gossip suggests that she and her husband both enjoy a little more Ogden’s Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children， but no doubt we all wish her the best of luck with her application.
Last of the 15）ringleaders of Dumbledore’s Army is， of course， Luna Lovegood （now married to Rolf Scamander， 16）swarthy grandson of celebrated Magizoologist Newt）. Still delightfully eccentric， Luna has been sweeping around the VIP section in robes composed of the flags of all sixteen qualifying countries. Her twin sons are “at home with grandpa”. Is this a 17）euphemism for “too disturbed to be seen in public”？ Surely only the unkindest would suggest so.
Sundry other members of the Army are here， but it is on these six that most interest is focused. Wherever there is a red head one may make an educated guess that it belongs to a Weasley， but it is difficult to tell whether it is George （wealthy co-manager of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes）， Charlie （dragon wrangler， still unmarried—why？） or Percy （Head of the Department of Magical Transportation—it’s his fault if the Floo Network’s too busy！）. The only one who is easy to recognise is Bill who， poor man， is grievously scarred from an encounter with a 18）werewolf and yet somehow （enchantment？ Love potion？ Blackmail？ Kidnap？） married the undeniably beautiful（though doubtless empty-headed） Fleur Delacour.
Word is that we shall see these and other members of Dumbledore’s Army in the VIP boxes at the final， adding to the glitz and 19）razzmatazz of a gala occasion. Let us hope that the behaviour of two of their younger hangers-on does not embarrass them， heaping shame on those who have previously brought honour to the name of wizard.
One always hesitates to invade the privacy of young people， but the fact is that anyone closely connected with Harry Potter reaps the benefits and must pay the penalty of public interest. No doubt Potter will be distressed to know that his sixteen-year-old godson Teddy Lupin—a lanky half-werewolf with bright blue hair—has been behaving in a way unbefitting of wizarding royalty since arriving at the VIP campsite. It might be asking too much that the always-busy Potter keep a tighter rein on this wild boy， who was entrusted to his care by his dying parents， but one shudders to think what will become of Master Lupin without urgent 20）intervention. Meanwhile， Mr and Mrs Bill Weasley might like to know that their beautiful， blonde daughter Victoire seems to be attracted to any dark corner where Master Lupin happens to be lurking. The good news is both of them seem to have invented a method of breathing through their ears. I can think of no other reason how they have survived such prolonged periods of what， in my young day， was called “snogging.”
But let us not be severe. Harry Potter and his 21）cohorts never claimed to be perfect！ And for those who want to know exactly how imperfect they are， my new biography： Dumbledore’s Army： The Dark Side of the Demob will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st.
邓布利多军重聚于魁地奇世界杯决赛
——《预言家日报》八卦记者丽塔·斯基特报道
名人，还是名人！我们已经见过无数的魔法界名人大腕儿在巴塔哥尼亚沙漠的比赛看台上熠熠生辉了——部长、首长、女歌唱家塞蒂娜·沃贝克、备受争议的美国巫师乐队“折翼飞贼”——每一次这些人的出现都会引发阵阵骚动，人们蜂拥而上索要签名，甚至还有人投射架桥咒，期望能接近人群头顶上方的贵宾包厢。
但当传言传遍营地、赛场，说有一帮臭名昭著的巫师（虽已无当年年轻力壮时的青涩面孔，但依然一眼可辨）已到达决赛场地时，人群的疯狂程度简直前所未见。人们惊呼奔走，所到之处，帐篷被踏平，孩童被推倒。来自世界各地的粉丝都涌向了每一个有传邓布利多军成员出现的地方，不顾一切地想一睹那人的风采，那个人他们仍然称之为“被选中的人”。
波特一家和其他邓布利多军的成员下榻在营地的贵宾区内，由各种重咒保护，并且有众多守卫巫师巡视守护。他们的现身引来了大量的人群，他们聚集在隔离线外，都想亲眼见见他们心中的英雄们。今天下午三点，他们终于得偿所愿，在人群的尖叫声中，波特领着他两个年幼的儿子詹姆斯和阿不思访问了球员休息室，并在那儿将孩子们介绍给了保加利亚找球手威克多尔·克鲁姆。
知名傲罗哈利·波特已年近34岁。他的黑发中已现出几缕银丝，不过他仍旧戴着那副独具特色的圆框眼镜，或许有些人会说这副眼镜更适合一个毫无时尚风格可言的 12 岁小子。那道著名的闪电样疤痕如今多了个“伴儿”，他右侧的颧骨上多了一道难看的伤口。多次请求提供有关这伤口来源的信息，只收到了魔法部的一贯回复：“斯基特小姐，傲罗部门的高度机密工作对外不予透露，此事我们已重申不下 514 次了。”他们到底在隐瞒什么呢？这个“被选中的人”是否又卷入了新一轮的神秘事件之中？而待事件公诸于众时，会否又将我们推入一个交织着恐怖与混乱的新时代？ 又或者他这次的伤只是无甚光荣的卑微印记，所以他要极力隐藏？有可能是他妻子下的诅咒吗？难道波特一家一直致力塑造的幸福家庭已经出现了裂痕？我们能否从他的妻子金妮完全乐意将丈夫和孩子撇在伦敦，独自报道这项联赛中看出点端倪呢？委员会已经开始讨论她是否真的有足够的天赋和经验来担当本次魁地奇世界杯的报道工作了（委员会又回来了——不！！！），但还是面对现实吧，如果你的姓是“波特”，一切大门都会为你敞开，各个国际运动组织都会对你打躬作揖好生伺候，而《预言家日报》也会奉上待遇优厚的职位呢。
死忠粉丝和球迷们一定记得，波特和克鲁姆在备受争议的三强争霸赛期间曾互为对手，但显然此次他们并没有什么火药味儿，见面时的拥抱可见一斑（当时在迷宫里究竟发生了什么事呢？看到他们之间热情的问候，人们不可能就此停止猜测）。半个小时的寒暄后，波特和两个儿子回到营地，与其他的邓布利多军成员相聚到凌晨时分。
旁边帐幕里住着的是波特最亲密的两个伙伴，他们知晓有关哈利·波特的一切，但一直对媒体守口如瓶。他们是惧怕波特，还是担心自己的秘密会被泄露，从而有损击败伏地魔这个神话的传奇性？尽管如今罗恩·韦斯莱和赫敏·格兰杰已经结婚了，但他们仍然在波特的每个人生阶段都相伴左右。就像其他邓布利多军成员一样，他们都参与过霍格沃茨之战，他们的勇敢毫无疑问都应该获得心怀感激的巫师界给予的赞美和奖励。
韦斯莱，如今他出名的姜色头发看起来已经日渐稀疏了。在霍格沃茨之战刚刚结束后，他就和波特一同进入魔法部任职，不过仅仅两年之后，他就离开了，转而跟兄弟合伙经营那间生意火爆的巫术恶作剧商店——“韦斯莱魔法把戏坊”。他那时说“很高兴能协助哥哥乔治打理我一直很喜爱的生意”，他是真心的吗？或者说他已经在波特的阴影下找到自己的立足之处了？对于一个承认毁灭伏地魔的魂器使自己“付出了代价”的人来说，傲罗部门的工作是否过于繁重呢？远看韦斯莱并无明显精神失常的迹象，但公众并无机会近距离作出适当评估。这有什么可疑之处吗？
而当然了，赫敏·格兰杰，永远是他们中的红颜祸水。当时有媒体报道，还是少女时，赫敏就一直在玩弄波特的感情，之后被体型健壮的威克多尔·克鲁姆勾走，不过她最终与波特忠实的跟班在一起。在经历了火箭般升迁成为魔法法律执行司副司长后，她如今又继续在魔法部步步高升，同时她还是两个孩子的母亲——儿子雨果和女儿罗斯。赫敏·格兰杰真的证明了其实一位女巫可以家庭事业两不误？（不是的——看看她的头发。）
邓布利多军里还有一些名气不及波特、韦斯莱和格兰杰的队员（他们会有怨恨吗？几乎可以肯定）。纳威·隆巴顿，如今他是霍格沃茨魔法学校的一位深受学生欢迎的草药学老师，他和妻子汉娜就住在巴塔哥尼亚。最近两人搬到了伦敦的破釜酒吧上，不过有传言说汉娜不仅接受了治疗师培训，而且现在还申请成为霍格沃茨的护理人员。有闲言说，与我们对孩子看管人员的期待有所不符的是，这对夫妇更喜欢多喝一点火焰威士忌，但无疑我们还是祝福她能如愿通过申请。
最后一个要提到的邓布利多军头目当然就是卢娜·洛夫古德了（她如今嫁给了著名的神奇生物学家纽特那个黑黝黝的孙子罗尔夫·斯卡曼德）。卢娜的举止依然无比怪异，她身穿由参赛的十六国国旗组成的长袍，在贵宾营区走来走去。她的双胞胎儿子则“留在家里和爷爷待在一起”。这是“出现在公众面前，太烦扰了”的委婉说辞吗？当然，只有最刻薄的人才会这么揣测。
邓布利多军里的其他各式人等都在现场，但人们的目光却聚焦在这六位身上。当一颗红色的脑袋出现，人们可能会据此猜测那是某位韦斯莱，但你却很难辨别出那是乔治（富有的韦斯莱魔法把戏坊联合管理人）、查理（驯龙师，至今未婚——为什么呢？），还是帕西（魔法交通司司长——要是飞路网过于繁忙，那就是他的失职了！）。最好认的人是比尔，这个可怜的孩子因为遭遇过狼人的袭击，身上留下了可怕的疤痕，然而后来他却竟然（被下咒？迷情？勒索？还是绑架？）娶了无比美丽（但又超级白痴）的芙蓉·德拉库尔。
话说我们将见到这些人与其他的邓布利多军成员相聚于本次决赛的贵宾包厢里，为这项节日般的盛事增添奇光异彩。希望赛场上他们那群年轻追随者中的两位别丢他们的脸，不要让那些曾为魔法界带来荣耀的人蒙羞。
人们在介入年轻人隐私时总有所犹豫，但事实上，任何与哈利·波特关系密切的人，在因为这种身份获得好处的同时，也必须接受舆论关注这一惩罚。毫无疑问，如果波特得知他十六岁的教子泰迪·卢平——一个高挑瘦削、满头亮蓝色头发的半狼人，自从来到这个贵宾营地后一直表现得与魔法贵族毫不匹配，那他将会多么痛心啊。可能让总是忙得不可开交的波特抽时间好好看管这个野小子，真是要求太多了。这孩子的父母临终托孤，将孩子托付给波特照顾。但一想到如果没有及时干预，“卢平大师”会变成一副什么德性，人们就不寒而栗。与此同时，比尔·韦斯莱夫妇或许很乐意得知他们美丽的金发女儿维克托娃似乎被吸引到了卢平大师藏匿的任一黑暗角落。好消息是他们俩似乎发明了一种用耳朵呼吸的方法，不然我想不出他们如何挺过那么漫长的“拥吻”——那是我年轻时的叫法。
不过，我们还是不要太苛刻了吧。哈利·波特和他的同伴们从来都没有声称自己是完美的！而对于那些特别想知道他们究竟如何不完美的人，请关注我将于7月31日在丽痕书店发售的传记：《邓布利多军：队伍的阴暗面》。