Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Rogue Bludger
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."