Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
At Flourish and Blotts
"`DearRon,andHarryifyou’rethere,
"`IhopeeverythingwentallrightandthatHarryisokayandthatyoudidn’tdoanythingillegaltogethimout,Ron,becausethatwouldgetHarryintotrouble,too. I’vebeenreallyworriedandifHarryisallright,willyoupleaseletmeknowatonce,butperhapsitwouldbebetterifyouusedadifferentowlbecauseIthinkanotherdeliverymightfinishyouroneoff.
"I’mverybusywithschoolwork,ofcourse’-Howcanshebe?"saidRoninhorror. "We’reonvacation!-andwe’regoingtoLondonnextWednesdaytobuymynewbooks.Whydon’twemeetinDiagonAlley?
"Letmeknowwhat’shappeningassoonasyoucan.LovefromHermione.’"
"Well,thatfitsinnicely,wecangoandgetallyourthingsthen,too,"saidMrs.Weasley,startingtoclearthetable."What’reyoualluptotoday?"
Harry,Ron,Fred,andGeorgewereplanningtogoupthehilltoasmallpaddocktheWeasleysowned. Itwassurroundedbytreesthatblockeditfromviewofthevillagebelow,meaningthattheycouldpracticeQuidditchthere,aslongastheydidn’tflytoohigh.
Theycouldn’tuserealQuidditchballs,whichwouldhavebeenhardtoexplainiftheyhadescapedandflownawayoverthevillage;insteadtheythrewapplesforoneanothertocatch. TheytookturnsridingHarry’sNimbusTwoThousand,whichwaseasilythebestbroom;Ron’soldShootingStarwasoftenoutstrippedbypassingbutterflies.
Fiveminuteslatertheyweremarchingupthehill,broomsticksovertheirshoulders.TheyhadaskedPercyifhewantedtojointhem,buthehadsaidhewasbusy.
