Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Talons and Tea Leaves
HagriduntiedtheHippogriffsonebyone,andsoonpeoplewerebowingnervously,alloverthepaddock.Nevilleranrepeatedlybackwardfromhis,whichdidn’tseemtowanttobenditsknees.RonandHermionepracticedonthechestnut,whileHarrywatched.
Malfoy,Crabbe,andGoylehadtakenoverBuckbeak.HehadbowedtoMalfoy,whowasnowpattinghisbeak,lookingdisdainful.
"Thisisveryeasy,"Malfoydrawled,loudenoughforHarryto,hearhim."Iknewitmusthavebeen,ifPottercoulddoit...Ibetyou’renotdangerousatall,areyou?"hesaidtotheHippogriff."Areyou,yougreatuglybrute?"
Ithappenedinaflashofsteelytalons;Malfoyletoutahighpitchedscreamandnextmoment,HagridwaswrestlingBuckbeakbackintohiscollarashestrainedtogetatMalfoy,wholaycurledinthegrass,bloodblossomingoverhisrobes.
"I’mdying!"Malfoyyelledastheclasspanicked."I’mdying,lookatme!It’skilledme!"
"Yernotdyin’!"saidHagrid,whohadgoneverywhite."Someonehelpme—gottagethimouttahere—"
HermionerantoholdopenthegateasHagridliftedMalfoyeasily.Astheypassed,Harrysawthattherewasalong,deepgashonMalfoy’sarm;bloodsplatteredthegrassandHagridranwithhim,uptheslopetowardthecastle.
Veryshaken,theCareofMagicalCreaturesclassfollowedatawalk.TheSlytherinswereallshoutingaboutHagrid.
"Theyshouldsackhimstraightaway!"saidPansyParkinson,whowasintears.
"ItwasMalfoy’sfault!"snappedDeanThomas.CrabbeandGoyleflexedtheirmusclesthreateningly.
