Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Hisfinesthour,"saidFred,unabletokeepastraightface."LetthescaronGoyle’sfingerstandasalastingtributetohismemory.Oh,comeon,Ron,getyourselfdowntoHogsmeadeandbuyanewrat,what’sthepointofmoaning?"

           Inalast-ditchattempttocheerRonup,HarrypersuadedhimtocomealongtotheGryffindorteam’sfinalpracticebeforetheRavenclawmatch,sothathecouldhavearideontheFireboltafterthey’dfinished.ThisdidseemtotakeRon’smindoffScabbersforamoment("Great!CanItryandshootafewgoalsonit?")sotheysetofffortheQuidditchfieldtogether.

           MadamHooch,whowasstilloverseeingGryffindorpracticestokeepaneyeonHarry,wasjustasimpressedwiththeFireboltaseveryoneelsehadbeen.Shetookitinherhandsbeforetakeoffandgavethemthebenefitofherprofessionalopinion.

           "Lookatthebalanceonit!IftheNimbusserieshasafault,it’saslightlisttothetailend—youoftenfindtheydevelopadragafterafewyears.They’veupdatedthehandletoo,abitslimmerthantheCleansweeps,remindsmeoftheoldSilverArrows—apitythey’vestoppedmakingthem.Ilearnedtoflyonone,andaveryfineoldbroomitwastoo..."

           Shecontinuedinthisveinforsometime,untilWoodsaid,"Er—MadamHooch?IsitokayifHarryhastheFireboltback?Weneedtopractice..."

           "Oh—right—hereyouare,then,Potter,"saidMadamHooch."I’llsitoverherewithWeasley..."