Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Grim Defeat
TheschooltalkedofnothingbutSiriusBlackforthenextfewdays.Thetheoriesabouthowhehadenteredthecastlebecamewilderandwilder;HannahAbbott,fromHufflepuff,spentmuchoftheirnextHerbologyclasstellinganyonewho’dlistenthatBlackcouldturnintoafloweringshrub.
TheFatLady’srippedcanvashadbeentakenoffthewallandreplacedwiththeportraitofSirCadoganandhisfatgraypony.Nobodywasveryhappyaboutthis.SirCadoganspenthalfhistimechallengingpeopletoduels,andtherestthinkingupridiculouslycomplicatedpasswords,whichhechangedatleasttwiceaday.
"He’sacompletelunatic,"saidSeamusFinniganangrilytoPercy."Can’twegetanyoneelse?"
"Noneoftheotherpictureswantedthejob,"saidPercy."FrightenedofwhathappenedtotheFatLady.SirCadoganwastheonlyonebraveenoughtovolunteer."
SirCadogan,however,wastheleastofHarry’sworries.Hewasnowbeingcloselywatched.Teachersfoundexcusestowalkalongcorridorswithhim,andPercyWeasley(acting,Harrysuspected,onhismother’sorders)wastailinghimeverywherelikeanextremelypompousguarddog.Tocapitall,ProfessorMcGonagallsummonedHarryintoheroffice,withsuchasomberexpressiononherfaceHarrythoughtsomeonemusthavedied.
"There’snopointhidingitfromyouanylonger,Potter,"shesaidinaveryseriousvoice.
