六個情況顯示出哈利、榮恩和妙麗只是想努力挺過青春期的普通青少年



六個情況顯示出哈利、榮恩和妙麗只是想努力挺過青春期的普通青少年

6 times Harry, Ron and Hermione were just normal teens
trying to survive adolescence

        在他們對分靈體窮追猛打、與大蜘蛛和催狂魔正面對決的同時，哈利、榮恩和妙麗還得應付荷爾蒙、作業和一大堆青春期尷尬事。       

        Even when they were hunting down Horcruxes, face-to-face with giant spiders and soul-sucking Dementors, Harry, Ron and Hermione still had to deal with hormones, homework and a hefty dose of teen awkwardness.


哈利波特與阿玆卡班的逃犯


        雖然你擁有魔力，但青春期還是無可避免。每個人都會經歷相同的充滿壓力的情況，還有讓人尷尬的時刻——「那個活下來的男孩」也不例外。        

        當大家知道這三個人跟我們一樣，都經歷過很可怕的青春期，這對我們來說或許是某種安慰。

        Even if you have magical powers, adolescence is unavoidable. Everyone has to go through the same stressful situations and cringeworthy moments – even the Boy Who Lived.       

        It might be something of a comfort to know that these three had it just as bad as the rest of us.

考試、考試和考試，哎

        青春期裡最大的禍害。雖然霍格華玆的考試有些好棒棒的科目，例如變形學和黑魔法防禦術，但是複習依舊是一場惡夢。書蟲妙麗抵受不住壓力，曾經用《魔咒成就》砸向哈利的鼻子。       

        到了現在，你大概已經把勾股定理和光合作用的算式（這真的超難）忘了個一乾二淨，但你至少永遠不會跟榮恩一樣，在考官面前把晚餐桌變成磨菇。

Exams, ugh

        The bane of every teen’s life. Even though the Hogwarts exams were for frankly awesome subjects like Transfiguration and Defence Against the Dark Arts, studying was a nightmare. Bookworm Hermione had trouble with the pressure, once hitting Harry on the nose with her Achievements in Charming book.       

        By now you may well have forgotten your Pythagorean Theorem or the equation for photosynthesis (the really hard one), but at least you never mutated a dinner plate into a mushroom in front of an examiner, like Ron.


哈利波特與鳳凰會的密令

選擇職業

        被問到接下來的人生想做什麼是很可怕的，不管你是想當建築師還是魔法部長。   

        哈利只想成為正氣師，但他有點擔心自己能不能拿到五科超勞巫測的最低成績——這絕非易事，尤其是他的魔藥學老師明顯地看扁他。       

        雖然他最終沒有參加超勞巫測（忙於尋找分靈體），但他還是實現了夢想，成了一位正氣師！

Choosing careers

        Being asked what you want to do for the rest of your adult life is terrifying, whether your options are becoming an architect or becoming Minister for Magic.       

        Harry only ever considered becoming an Auror but was a little concerned that he would need a minimum of five N.E.W.T.s – no mean feat, particularly for a boy whose Potions teacher appears to despise him.       

        Despite never getting round to taking his N.E.W.T.s (too busy hunting Horcruxes) but he still became an auror anyway so career dreams do come true!

初吻、初吻和初吻

        我們都記得自己的初吻是怎樣的可怕。那往往不是個很好的初體驗。        

        我們的三位英雄擁有不同的初吻經歷。被張秋迷得神魂顛倒的一年後，哈利終於在五年級的某次鄧不利多軍隊聚會後吻了她——他把那個吻形容成「濕濕的……因為她在哭」。不怎麼酷。       

        榮恩的初吻一樣糟糕：他在公眾場合和纏人的文妲‧布朗放閃。

        我們沒有親眼目睹妙麗的初吻，但我們相當確定她的對象是維克多‧喀浪。我們只能希望她的經歷比上面兩位男生來得浪漫些。

First kisses

        We all remember how horrendous the build-up to our first kiss was. And it’s not always a good first experience.       

        Our three heroes all had differing experiences with their first kisses. After a year of fancying the pants off Cho Chang, Harry finally kissed her in fifth year after a Dumbledore’s Army meeting – something he described as: ‘Wet … Because she was crying.’ Not exactly Casablanca.       

        Ron’s first snog was no less cringeworthy: a very public display of affection with the rather clingy Lavender Brown.       

        We never witnessed Hermione’s big moment, almost certainly with Viktor Krum. We can only hope it was a little more romantic than the boys’ turned out to be.

哈利波特與鳳凰會的密令

約別人出去

        充滿汗水的掌心、結結巴巴、害怕被斬釘截鐵地拒絕……沒錯，不管你是巫師還是麻瓜，約別人出去都是一件很可怕的事。        

        哈利和榮恩對這方面不怎麼擅長。當哈利第一次約張秋時，他說了句很浪漫、在行的台詞「可取舞會跟偶？」，翻譯成人類的語言後，便是「你想跟我一起參加舞會嗎？」。當榮恩驚恐地約他的未來嫂子——花兒‧戴樂古參加舞會時，他的表現也是廢到不行。

        兩位女生都沒有答應他們。

Asking people out

        Sweaty palms, stuttering, the fear of utter rejection… yep, asking people out is awful whether you’re a wizard or a Muggle.       

        Harry and Ron weren’t exactly skilled in this area. The first time Harry asked out Cho, he did so with the very romantic go-to phrase ‘Wangoballwime?’ which in human words translates to ‘Do you want to go to the ball with me?’ Ron’s attempt was equally rubbish, when he asked out his future sister-in-law Fleur Delacour in a fit of panic.       

        Neither lady said yes.

課餘活動

        在求學期間，連興趣也可以變成惡夢。榮恩在歷盡千辛萬苦後才能代表葛萊芬多打魁地奇。在全校所有人眾目睽睽之下，聽你的敵人高唱「衛斯理是我們的王」？這和你在考試時睡著了，然後把叫醒你的老師叫成老媽一樣糟糕。

Extra-curricular activities

        Even your hobbies can become a nightmare while in school. Ron found out the hard way playing Quidditch for Gryffindor. Hearing ‘Weasley Is Our King’ sung by your enemies while you’re being watched by the entire school? Probably the equivalent of calling your teacher mum after falling asleep in an exam.


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心有餘而力不足

        青春期裡沒有一件事是微不足道或是稀鬆平常的。據我們所知，每件事都是巨大無比、足以撼動生命、壓力山大，每天都是世界末日。        

        對妙麗來說也是如此。在她三年級的時候，她利用時光倒流來上所有的課。我們都記得學習帶來的壓力有多大，但是妙麗的情況遠不止這樣。        

        整整一年她都在跟朋友們吵架，她直接走出某位教授的教室而且再也沒有回去，她還賞了跩哥‧馬份一巴掌。多丟人啊！妙麗最終藉著放棄了一些課堂來回復正常，但她依舊花很多額外的時間待在圖書館。        

        不知道你的青春期是怎樣啦，但是當個青春期巫師聽起來還挺難的。

Biting off more than they can chew

        Nothing about your teens feels small or casual. Everything is huge and life-shattering and pressure-filled and every day is the end of the world as we know it.

        It was no different for Hermione. In her third year she was literally turning back time to get to all her classes. We all remember stressing out over our studies but this is something else.       

        That year she fell out with friends, walked out of a teacher’s classroom never to return and slapped Draco Malfoy. So scandalous! Hermione eventually gave up some classes to return to normal, although she still spent an outstanding amount of time in the library.       

        Don’t know about you, but being a teenage wizard sounds rough.


哈利波特與死神的聖物（上）

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