《HP官方资料翻译集（人物篇）》霁随心

151、魔法史

　　Pottermore中关于宾斯教授（Cuthbert Binns）的信息：

　　霍格沃茨最有成效的鬼魂当数宾斯教授了。一天，这位魔法史老教师在□□休息室休息时，坐在炉火前睡着了，等他醒来后站起身来去上他的下一堂课时，却把自己的身体遗落在了那里。关于宾斯教授到底有没有意识到自己死了有一些争论。虽然他直接穿过黑板进入教室也许会让第一次看到这个的学生有些惊喜，但他并不是一位趣味盎然的教师。

　　宾斯教授的灵感来自于我（罗琳）大学里的一位老教授，他每次讲课都闭着眼睛，不停地轻轻前后晃着。虽然他是个杰出的人才，每次演讲时都能涌出大量精彩有益的内容，但他完全脱离了学生。宾斯教授只隐约意识到他那些学生现实存在着，而当他们提问时他会显得有些吃惊。

　　【Pottermore原文】
The most productive ghost at Hogwarts is, of course, Professor Binns, the old History of Magic teacher who fell asleep in front of the staff-room fire one day and simply got up to give his next class, leaving his body behind. There is some debate as to whether or not Professor Binns realises he is dead. While his entrance to lessons through the blackboard is vaguely amusing the first time students see it, he is not the most stimulating teacher.
The inspiration for Professor Binns was an old professor at my university, who gave every lecture with his eyes closed, rocking backwards and forwards slightly on his toes. While he was a brilliant man, who disgorged an immense amount of valuable information at every lecture, his disconnect with his students was total. Professor Binns is only dimly aware of his living students, and is astonished when they begin asking him questions.