Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
Cornelius Fudge
HarryraceduptoGryffindorTower,collectedhisNimbusTwoThousand,andjoinedthelargecrowdswarmingacrossthegrounds, buthismindwasstillinthecastlealongwiththebodilessvoice, andashepulledonhisscarletrobesinthelockerroom,hisonlycomfortwasthateveryonewasnowoutsidetowatchthegame.
Theteamswalkedontothefieldtotumultuousapplause. OliverWoodtookoffforawarm-upflightaroundthegoalposts; MadamHoochreleasedtheballs. TheHufflepuffs,whoplayedincanaryyellow,werestandinginahuddle,havingalast-minutediscussionoftactics.
HarrywasjustmountinghisbroomwhenProfessorMcGonagallcamehalfmarching,halfrunningacrossthepitch,carryinganenormouspurplemegaphone.
Harry’sheartdroppedlikeastone.
"Thismatchhasbeencancelled,"ProfessorMcGonagallcalledthroughthemegaphone,addressingthepackedstadium.Therewereboosandshouts. OliverWood,lookingdevastated,landedandrantowardProfessorMcGonagallwithoutgettingoffhisbroomstick.
"But,Professor!"heshouted."We’vegottoplay-thecup-Gryffindor—"
ProfessorMcGonagallignoredhimandcontinuedtoshoutthroughhermegaphone:
"AllstudentsaretomaketheirwaybacktotheHousecommonrooms,wheretheirHeadsofHouseswillgivethemfurtherinformation. Asquicklyasyoucan,please!"
ThensheloweredthemegaphoneandbeckonedHarryovertoher.
"Potter,Ithinkyou’dbettercomewithme..."
