Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Grim Defeat
AtlonglastHarrythoughtitmustbetimeforbreakfast,soheheadedthroughtheportraitholealone.
"Standandfight,youmangycur!"yelledSirCadogan.
"Oh,shutup,"Harryyawned.
Herevivedabitoveralargebowlofporridge,andbythetimehe’dstartedontoast,therestoftheteamhadturnedup.
"It’sgoingtobeatoughone,"saidWood,whowasn’teatinganything.
"Stopworrying,Oliver,"saidAliciasoothingly,"wedon’tmindabitofrain."
Butitwasconsiderablymorethanabitofrain.SuchwasthepopularityofQuidditchthatthewholeschoolturnedouttowatchthematchasusual,buttheyrandownthelawnstowardtheQuidditchfield,headsbowedagainsttheferociouswind,umbrellasbeingwhippedoutoftheirhandsastheywent.justbeforeheenteredthelockerroom,HarrysawMalfoy,Crabbe,andGoyle,laughingandpointingathimfromunderanenormousumbrellaontheirwaytothestadium.
TheteamchangedintotheirscarletrobesandwaitedforWood’susualpre-matchpeptalk,butitdidn’tcome.Hetriedtospeakseveraltimes,madeanoddgulpingnoise,thenshookhisheadhopelesslyandbeckonedthemtofollowhim.
Thewindwassostrongthattheystaggeredsidewaysastheywalkedoutontothefield.Ifthecrowdwascheering,theycouldn’thearitoverthefreshrollsofthunder.RainwassplatteringoverHarry’sglasses.HowonearthwashegoingtoseetheSnitchinthis?
TheHufflepuffswereapproachingfromtheoppositesideofthefield,wearingcanary-yellowrobes.
