I see now that it was a mistake to invite Miss Edgecombe, of course.'

当然了，现在我明白了，邀请艾克莫小姐是个错误。”

" Have you not been listening, Dumbledore? Why do you think Miss Edgecombe is here? "

“你刚才一直没在听吗，邓布利多？你认为艾克莫小姐为什么到这儿来呢？”

Harry looked around. Cho was passing, accompanied by Marietta Edgecombe, who was wearing a balaclava.

哈利看过去，秋正从外面走过，身边是戴着巴拉克拉瓦帽的玛丽埃塔艾克莫。

" Miss Edgecombe, " said Umbridge at once, " tell us how long these meetings have been going on, dear."

“艾克莫小姐，”乌姆里奇马上说，“告诉我们这些聚会延续了多长时间，亲爱的。”

" Marietta's mother, Minister, " she added, looking up at Fudge, " is Madam Edgecombe from the Department of Magical Transportation, Floo Network office-she's been helping us police the Hogwarts fires, you know."

“部长，玛丽埃塔的母亲，”她抬眼望着福吉补充了一句，“是魔法交通司飞路网办公室的艾克莫夫人——你知道，她在帮我们监视霍格沃茨的炉火。”

" Yes, " said Umbridge, pulling herself together, " yes...well, Miss Edgecombe tipped me off and I proceeded at once to the seventh floor, accompanied by certain trustworthy students, so as to catch those in the meeting red-handed."

“是的，”乌姆里奇镇静下来说，“是的，是这样，艾克莫小姐给我通风报信以后，我立刻前往八楼，同时带去了几个值得信赖的学生，以便当场抓到那些参加聚会的人。”