Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Howarewesupposedtoteachwiththosehorrorsfloatingaround?"

           "Hear,hear!"squeakedtinyProfessorFlitwick,whosefeetweredanglingafootfromtheground.

           "Allthesame,"demurredFudge,"theyareheretoprotectyouallfromsomethingmuchworse...WeallknowwhatBlack’scapableof..."

           "Doyouknow,Istillhavetroublebelievingit,"saidMadamRosmertathoughtfully."OfallthepeopletogoovertotheDarkSide,SiriusBlackwasthelastI’dhavethought...Imean,IrememberhimwhenhewasaboyatHogwarts.Ifyou’dtoldmethenwhathewasgoingtobecome,I’dhavesaidyou’dhadtoomuchmead."

           "Youdon’tknowthehalfofit,Rosmerta,"saidFudgegruffly."Theworsthedidisn’twidelyknown."

           "Theworst?"saidMadamRosmerta,hervoicealivewithcuriosity."Worsethanmurderingallthosepoorpeople,youmean?"

           "Icertainlydo,"saidFudge.

           "Ican’tbelievethat.Whatcouldpossiblybeworse?"

           "YousayyourememberhimatHogwarts,Rosmerta,"murmuredProfessorMcGonagall."Doyourememberwhohisbestfriendwas?"

           "Naturally,"saidMadamRosmerta,withasmalllaugh."Neversawonewithouttheother,didyou?ThenumberoftimesIhadtheminhere—ooh,theyusedtomakemelaugh.Quitethedoubleact,SiriusBlackandJamesPotter!"

           Harrydroppedhistankardwithaloudclunk.Ronkickedhim.

           "Precisely,"saidProfessorMcGonagall."BlackandPotter.Ringleadersoftheirlittlegang."