Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Boggart in the Wardrobe
"IwashopingthatNevillewouldassistmewiththefirststageoftheoperation,"hesaid,"andIamsurehewillperformitadmirably."
Neville’sfacewent,ifpossible,evenredder.Snape’slipcurled,butheleft,shuttingthedoorwithasnap.
"Now,then,"saidProfessorLupin,beckoningtheclasstowardtheendoftheroom,wheretherewasnothingbutanoldwardrobewheretheteacherskepttheirsparerobes.AsProfessorLupinwenttostandnexttoit,thewardrobegaveasuddenwobble,bangingoffthewall.
"Nothingtoworryabout,"saidProfessorLupincalmlybecauseafewpeoplehadjumpedbackwardinalarm."There’saBoggartinthere."
Mostpeopleseemedtofeelthatthiswassomethingtoworryabout.NevillegaveProfessorLupinalookofpureterror,andSeamusFinniganeyedthenowrattlingdoorknobapprehensively.
"Boggartslikedark,enclosedspaces,"saidProfessorLupin."Wardrobes,thegapbeneathbeds,thecupboardsundersinks—I’veevenmetonethathadlodgeditselfinagrandfatherclock.Thisonemovedinyesterdayafternoon,andIaskedtheheadmasterifthestaffwouldleaveittogivemythirdyearssomepractice."
"So,thefirstquestionwemustaskourselvesis,whatisaBoggart?"
Hermioneputupherhand.
"It’sashape-shifter,"shesaid."Itcantaketheshapeofwhateveritthinkswillfrightenusmost."
"Couldn’thaveputitbettermyself,"saidProfessorLupin,andHermioneglowed."SotheBoggartsittinginthedarknesswithinhasnotyetassumedaform.
