Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           Butnottoenails,okay?" 

           "Howlongwillittaketomake,anyway?"saidHarryasHermione,lookinghappier,openedthebookagain. 

           "Well,sincethefluxweedhasgottobepickedatthefullmoonandthelacewingshavegottobestewedfortwenty-onedays... I’dsayit’dbereadyinaboutamonth,ifwecangetalltheingredients." 

           "Amonth?"saidRon."MalfoycouldhaveattackedhalftheMuggle-bornsintheschoolbythen!"ButHermione’seyesnarroweddangerouslyagain,andheaddedswiftly,"Butit’sthebestplanwe’vegot,sofullsteamahead,Isay." 

           However,whileHermionewascheckingthatthecoastwasclearforthemtoleavethebathroom,RonmutteredtoHarry, "It’llbealotlesshassleifyoucanjustknockMalfoyoffhisbroomtomorrow." 

           *** 

           HarrywokeearlyonSaturdaymorningandlayforawhilethinkingaboutthecomingQuidditchmatch. Hewasnervous,mainlyatthethoughtofwhatWoodwouldsayifGryffindorlost,butalsoattheideaoffacingateammountedonthefastestracingbroomsgoldcouldbuy. HehadneverwantedtobeatSlytherinsobadly.Afterhalfanhouroflyingtherewithhisinsideschurning,hegotup,dressed,andwentdowntobreakfastearly,wherehefoundtherestoftheGryffindorteamhuddledatthelong,emptytable,alllookinguptightandnotspeakingmuch. 

           Aseleveno’clockapproached,thewholeschoolstartedtomakeitswaydowntotheQuidditchstadium.Itwasamuggysortofdaywithahintofthunderintheair.