Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           ProfessorsDumbledore,McGonagall,Snape,Sprout,andFlitwickwerethere,alongwithFilch,thecaretaker,whohadtakenoffhisusualbrowncoatandwaswearingaveryoldandrathermoldy-lookingtailcoat.Therewereonlythreeotherstudents,twoextremelynervous-lookingfirstyearsandasullen-facedSlytherinfifthyear.

           "MerryChristmas!"saidDumbledoreasHarry,Ron,andHermioneapproachedthetable."Astherearesofewofus,itseemedfoolishtousetheHousetables...Sitdown,sitdown!"

           Harry,Ron,andHermionesatdownsidebysideattheendofthetable.

           "Crackers!"saidDumbledoreenthusiastically,offeringtheendofalargesilvernoisemakertoSnape,whotookitreluctantlyandtugged.Withabanglikeagunshot,thecrackerflewaparttorevealalarge,pointedwitcheshattoppedwithastuffedvulture.

           Harry,rememberingtheBoggart,caughtRon’seyeandtheybothgrinned;Snape’smouththinnedandhepushedthehattowardDumbledore,whoswappeditforhiswizard’shatatonce.

           "Digin!"headvisedthetable,beamingaround.

           AsHarrywashelpinghimselftoroastpotatoes,thedoorsoftheGreatHallopenedagain.ItwasProfessorTrelawney,glidingtowardthemasthoughonwheels.Shehadputonagreensequineddressinhonoroftheoccasion,makingherlookmorethaneverlikeaglittering,oversizeddragonfly.

           "Sibyll,thisisapleasantsurprise!"saidDumbledore,standingup.