Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Yehclimbupthere,jus’behindthewingjoint,"saidHagrid,"an’mindyehdon’pullanyofhisfeathersout,hewon’likethat..."

           HarryputhisfootonthetopofBuckbeak’swingandhoistedhimselfontoitsback.Buckbeakstoodup.Harrywasn’tsurewheretoholdon;everythinginfrontofhimwascoveredwithfeathers.

           "Goon,then!"roaredHagrid,slappingtheHippogriffshindquarters.

           Withoutwarning,twelve-footwingsflappedopenoneithersideofHarry,hejusthadtimetoseizetheHippogriffaroundtheneckbeforehewassoaringupward.Itwasnothinglikeabroomstick,andHarryknewwhichonehepreferred;theHippogriff’swingsbeatuncomfortablyoneithersideofhim,catchinghimunderhislegsandmakinghimfeelhewasabouttobethrownoff;theglossyfeathersslippedunderhisfingersandhedidn’tdaregetastrongergrip;insteadofthesmoothactionofhisNimbusTwoThousand,henowfelthimselfrockingbackwardandforwardasthehindquartersoftheHippogriffroseandfellwithitswings.

           Buckbeakflewhimoncearoundthepaddockandthenheadedbacktotheground;thiswasthebitHarryhadbeendreading;heleanedbackasthesmoothnecklowered,feelinghewasgoingtoslipoffoverthebeak,thenfeltaheavythudasthefourill-assortedfeethittheground.Hejustmanagedtoholdonandpushhimselfstraightagain.

           "Goodwork,Harry!"roaredHagridaseveryoneexceptMalfoy,Crabbe,andGoylecheered."Okay,whoelsewantsago?"

           EmboldenedbyHarry’ssuccess,therestoftheclassclimbedcautiouslyintothepaddock.