Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Talons and Tea Leaves
"God,thisplaceisgoingtothedogs,"saidMalfoyloudly."Thatoafteachingclasses,myfather’llhaveafitwhenItellhim—"
"Shutup,Malfoy,"Harryrepeated.
"Careful,Potter,there’saDementorbehindyou—"
"Oooooooh!"squealedLavenderBrown,pointingtowardtheoppositesideofthepaddock.
TrottingtowardthemwereadozenofthemostbizarrecreaturesHarryhadeverseen.Theyhadthebodies,hindlegs,andtailsofhorses,butthefrontlegs,wings,andheadsofwhatseemedtobegianteagles,withcruel,steel-coloredbeaksandlarge,brilliantly,orangeeyes.Thetalonsontheirfrontlegswerehalfafootlonganddeadlylooking.Eachofthebeastshadathickleathercollararounditsneck,whichwasattachedtoalongchain,andtheendsofallofthesewereheldinthevasthandsofHagrid,whocamejoggingintothepaddockbehindthecreatures.
"Geeup,there!"heroared,shakingthechainsandurgingthecreaturestowardthefencewheretheclassstood.EveryonedrewbackslightlyasHagridreachedthemandtetheredthecreaturestothefence.
"Hippogriffs!"Hagridroaredhappily,wavingahandatthem."Beau’iful,aren’they?"
HarrycouldsortofseewhatHagridmeant.Onceyougotoverthefirstshockofseeingsomethingthatwashalfhorse,halfbird,youstartedtoappreciatetheHippogriffs’gleamingcoats,changingsmoothlyfromfeathertohair,eachofthemadifferentcolor:stormygray,bronze,pinkishroan,gleamingchestnut,andinkyblack.
