Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           GryffindoragainstSlytherin,isitnot?Ihearyou’reausefulplayer.IwasaSeeker,too.IwasaskedtotryfortheNationalSquad,butpreferredtodedicatemylifetotheeradicationoftheDarkForces. Still,ifeveryoufeeltheneedforalittleprivatetraining,don’thesitatetoask.Alwayshappytopassonmyexpertisetolessableplayers..." 

           HarrymadeanindistinctnoiseinhisthroatandthenhurriedoffafterRonandHermione. 

           "Idon’tbelieveit,"hesaidasthethreeofthemexaminedthesignatureonthenote."Hedidn’tevenlookatthebookwewanted." 

           "That’sbecausehe’sabrainlessgit,"saidRon."Butwhocares,we’vegotwhatweneeded-" 

           "Heisnotabrainlessgit,"saidHermioneshrillyastheyhalfrantowardthelibrary. 

           "Justbecausehesaidyouwerethebeststudentoftheyear—" 

           Theydroppedtheirvoicesastheyenteredthemuffledstillnessofthelibrary. MadamPince,thelibrarian,wasathin,irritablewomanwholookedlikeanunderfedvulture. 

           "MostePotentePotions?"sherepeatedsuspiciously,tryingtotakethenotefromHermione;butHermionewouldn’tletgo. 

           "IwaswonderingifIcouldkeepit,"shesaidbreathlessly. 

           "Oh,comeon,"saidRon,wrenchingitfromhergraspandthrustingitatMadamPince. "We’llgetyouanotherautograph.Lockhart’llsignanythingifitstandsstilllongenough."