Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
At Flourish and Blotts
Thevaultswerereachedbymeansofsmall,goblin-drivencartsthatspedalongminiaturetraintracksthroughthebank’sundergroundtunnels. HarryenjoyedthebreakneckjourneydowntotheWeasleys’vault,butfeltdreadful,farworsethanhehadinKnockturnAlley,whenitwasopened. TherewasaverysmallpileofsilverSicklesinside,andjustonegoldGalleon. Mrs.Weasleyfeltrightintothecornersbeforesweepingthewholelotintoherbag. Harryfeltevenworsewhentheyreachedhisvault. Hetriedtoblockthecontentsfromviewashehastilyshovedhandfulsofcoinsintoaleatherbag.
Backoutsideonthemarblesteps,theyallseparated. Percymutteredvaguelyaboutneedinganewquill. FredandGeorgehadspottedtheirfriendfromHogwarts,LeeJordan. Mrs.WeasleyandGinnyweregoingtoasecondhandrobeshop. Mr.WeasleywasinsistingontakingtheGrangersofftotheLeakyCauldronforadrink.
"We’llallmeetatFlourishandBlottsinanhourtobuyyourschoolbooks,"saidMrs.Weasley,settingoffwithGinny. "AndnotonestepdownKnockturnAlley! "sheshoutedatthetwins’retreatingbacks.
Harry,Ron,andHermionestrolledoffalongthewinding,cobbledstreet. Thebagofgold,silver,andbronzejanglingcheerfullyinHarry’spocketwasclamoringtobespent, soheboughtthreelargestrawberry-and-peanut-buttericecreams,whichtheyslurpedhappily astheywanderedupthealley,examiningthefascinatingshopwindows. RongazedlonginglyatafullsetofChudleyCannonrobesinthewindowsofQualityQuidditchSupplies untilHermionedraggedthemofftobuyinkandparchmentnextdoor.
