Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           HarryandRonstoodtalkingaboutQuidditchforseveralminutesbeforeHarrybecameawarethathewasbeingcloselywatched. Lookingup,hesawtheverysmall,mousy-hairedboyhe’dseentryingontheSortingHatlastnightstaringatHarryasthoughtransfixed. HewasclutchingwhatlookedlikeanordinaryMugglecamera,andthemomentHarrylookedathim,hewentbrightred. 

           "Allright,Harry? I’m-I’mColinCreevey,"hesaidbreathlessly,takingatentativestepforward. "I’minGryffindor,too. D’youthink-woulditbeallrightif-canIhaveapicture?"hesaid,raisingthecamerahopefully. 

           "Apicture? "Harryrepeatedblankly. 

           "SoIcanproveI’vemetyou,"saidColinCreeveyeagerly,edgingfurtherforward. "Iknowallaboutyou. Everyone’stoldme. AbouthowyousurvivedwhenYou-Know-Whotriedtokillyouandhowhedisappearedandeverythingandhowyou’vestillgotalightningscaronyourforehead"(hiseyesrakedHarry’shairline) "andaboyinmydormitorysaidifIdevelopthefilmintherightpotion,thepictures’llmove." Colindrewagreatshudderingbreathofexcitementandsaid, "It’samazinghere,isn’tit? IneverknewalltheoddstuffIcoulddowasmagictillIgottheletterfromHogwarts. Mydad’samilkman,hecouldn’tbelieveiteither. SoI’mtakingloadsofpicturestosendhometohim. Andit’dbereallygoodifIhadoneofyou"-helookedimploringlyatHarry-"maybeyourfriendcouldtakeitandIcouldstandnexttoyou? Andthen,couldyousignit?" 

           "Signedphotos? You’regivingoutsignedphotos,Potter?" 

           Loudandscathing,DracoMalfoy’svoiceechoedaroundthecourtyard. HehadstoppedrightbehindColin,flanked,ashealwayswasatHogwarts,byhislargeandthuggishcronies,CrabbeandGoyle.