Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           "Oh,wow!Waitforme!I’veneverwatchedaQuidditchgamebefore!" 

           Colinscrambledthroughtheholeafterhim. 

           "It’llbereallyboring,"Harrysaidquickly,butColinignoredhim,hisfaceshiningwithexcitement. 

           "YouweretheyoungestHouseplayerinahundredyears,weren’tyou,Harry?Weren’tyou?"saidColin,trottingalongsidehim. "Youmustbebrilliant.I’veneverflown.Isiteasy?Isthatyourownbroom?Isthatthebestonethereis?" 

           Harrydidn’tknowhowtogetridofhim.Itwaslikehavinganextremelytalkativeshadow. 

           "Idon’treallyunderstandQuidditch,"saidColinbreathlessly. "Isittruetherearefourballs?Andtwoofthemflyaroundtryingtoknockpeopleofftheirbrooms?" 

           "Yes,"saidHarryheavily,resignedtoexplainingthecomplicatedrulesofQuidditch."They’recalledBludgers. TherearetwoBeatersoneachteamwhocarryclubstobeattheBludgersawayfromtheirside.FredandGeorgeWeasleyaretheGryffindorBeaters." 

           "Andwhataretheotherballsfor?"Colinasked,trippingdownacoupleofstepsbecausehewasgazingopen-mouthedatHarry. 

           "Well,theQuaffle-that’sthebiggishredone-istheonethatscoresgoals. ThreeChasersoneachteamthrowtheQuaffletoeachotherandtryandgetitthroughthegoalpostsattheendofthepitch-they’rethreelongpoleswithhoopsontheend." 

           "Andthefourthball—" 

           "-istheGoldenSnitch,"saidHarry,"andit’sverysmall,veryfast,anddifficulttocatch.