Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Then,attheirfinaltrainingsessionbeforeSaturday’smatch,OliverWoodgavehisteamsomeunwelcomenews.

           "We’renotplayingSlytherin!"hetoldthem,lookingveryangry."Flint’sjustbeentoseeme.We’replayingHufflepuffinstead."

           "Why?"chorusedtherestoftheteam.

           "Flint’sexcuseisthattheirSeeker’sarm’sstillinjured,"saidWood,grindinghisteethfuriously."Butit’sobviouswhythey’redoingit.Don’twanttoplayinthisweather.Thinkit’lldamagetheirchances..."

           Therehadbeenstrongwindsandheavyrainallday,andasWoodspoke,theyheardadistantrumbleofthunder.

           "There’snothingwrongwithMalfoy’sarm!"saidHarryfuriously."He’sfakingit!"

           "Iknowthat,butwecan’tproveit,"saidWoodbitterly,"Andwe’vebeenpracticingallthosemovesassumingwe’replayingSlytherin,andinsteadit’sHufflepuff,andtheirstyle’squitedifferent.They’vegotanewCaptainandSeeker,CedricDiggory—"

           Angelina,Alicia,andKatiesuddenlygiggled.

           "What?"saidWood,frowningatthislightheartedbehavior.

           "He’sthattall,good-lookingone,isn’the?"saidAngelina.

           "Strongandsilent,"saidKatie,andtheystartedtogiggleagain.

           "He’sonlysilentbecausehe’stoothicktostringtwowordstogether,"saidFredimpatiently."Idon’tknowwhyyou’reworried,Oliver,Hufflepuffisapushover.Lasttimeweplayedthem,HarrycaughttheSnitchinaboutfiveminutes,remember?"

           "Wewereplayingincompletelydifferentconditions!"Woodshouted,hiseyesbulgingslightly.