Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Firebolt
"Idon’everwanttergobackterAzkaban."
ThetriptoHagrid’s,thoughfarfromfun,hadneverthelesshadtheeffectRonandHermionehadhoped.ThoughHarryhadbynomeansforgottenaboutBlack,hecouldn’tbroodconstantlyonrevengeifhewantedtohelpHagridwinhiscaseagainsttheCommitteefortheDisposalofDangerousCreatures.He,Ron,andHermionewenttothelibrarythenextdayandreturnedtotheemptycommonroomladenwithbooksthatmighthelpprepareadefenseforBuckbeak.Thethreeofthemsatinfrontoftheroaringfire,slowlyturningthepagesofdustyvolumesaboutfamouscasesofmaraudingbeasts,speakingoccasionallywhentheyranacrosssomethingrelevant.
"Here’ssomething...therewasacasein1722...buttheHippogriffwasconvicted—ugh,lookwhattheydidtoit,that’sdisgusting—"
"Thismighthelp,look—aManticoresavagedsomeonein1296,andtheylettheManticoreoff—oh—no,thatwasonlybecauseeveryonewastooscaredtogonearit..."
Meanwhile,intherestofthecastle,theusualmagnificentChristmasdecorationshadbeenputup,despitethefactthathardlyanyofthestudentsremainedtoenjoythem.Thickstreamersofhollyandmistletoewerestrungalongthecorridors,mysteriouslightsshonefrominsideeverysuitofarmor,andtheGreatHallwasfilledwithitsusualtwelveChristmastrees,glitteringwithgoldenstars.
