Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           Dobbyfroze,horrorstruck,thengrabbedHarry’swaterjugfromhisbedsidetableandcrackeditoverhisownhead,topplingoutofsight.Asecondlater,hecrawledbackontothebed,cross-eyed,muttering, "BadDobby,verybadDobby..." 

           "SothereisaChamberofSecrets?"Harrywhispered."Anddidyousayit’sbeenopenedbefore?Tellme,Dobby!" 

           Heseizedtheelf’sbonywristasDobby’shandinchedtowardthewaterjug. "ButI’mnotMuggle-born-howcanIbeindangerfromtheChamber?" 

           "Ah,sir,asknomore,asknomoreofpoorDobby,"stammeredtheelf,hiseyeshugeinthedark. "Darkdeedsareplannedinthisplace,butHarryPottermustnotbeherewhentheyhappen-gohome,HarryPotter,gohome. HarryPottermustnotmeddleinthis,sir,tistoodangerous—" 

           "Whoisit,Dobby?"Harrysaid,keepingafirmholdonDobby’swristtostophimfromhittinghimselfwiththewaterjugagain."Who’sopenedit?Whoopeneditlasttime?" 

           "Dobbycan’t,sir,Dobbycan’t,Dobbymustn’ttell!"squealedtheelf."Gohome,HarryPotter,gohome!" 

           "I’mnotgoinganywhere!"saidHarryfiercely."OneofmybestfriendsisMuggle-born;she’llbefirstinlineiftheChamberreallyhasbeenopened—" 

           "HarryPotterriskshisownlifeforhisfriends!"moanedDobbyinakindofmiserableecstasy. "Sonoble!Sovaliant!Buthemustsavehimself,hemust,HarryPottermustnot—" 

           Dobbysuddenlyfroze,hisbatearsquivering.Harryheardit,too.Therewerefootstepscomingdownthepassagewayoutside. 

           "Dobbymustgo!"breathedtheelf,terrified.Therewasaloudcrack,andHarry’sfistwassuddenlyclenchedonthinair.