Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Patronus
Ididn’texpectyoutodoityourfirsttime;infact,Iwouldhavebeenastoundedifyouhad."
"It’sgettingworse,"Harrymuttered,bitingofftheFrog’shead."Icouldhearherlouderthattime—andhim—Voldemort—"
Lupinlookedpalerthanusual.
"Harry,ifyoudon’twanttocontinue,Iwillmorethanunderstand—"
"Ido!"saidHarryfiercely,stuffingtherestoftheChocolateFrogintohismouth."I’vegotto!WhatiftheDementorsturnupatourmatchagainstRavenclaw?Ican’taffordtofalloffagain.Ifwelosethisgamewe’velosttheQuidditchCup!"
"Allrightthen..."saidLupin."Youmightwanttoselectanothermemory,ahappymemory,Imean,toconcentrateon...Thatonedoesn’tseemtohavebeenstrongenough..."
HarrythoughthardanddecidedhisfeelingswhenGryffindorhadwontheHouseChampionshiplastyearhaddefinitelyqualifiedasveryhappy.Hegrippedhiswandtightlyagainandtookuphispositioninthemiddleoftheclassroom.
"Ready?"saidLupin,grippingtheboxlid.
"Ready,"saidHarry;tryinghardtofillhisheadwithhappythoughtsaboutGryffindorwinning,andnotdarkthoughtsaboutwhatwasgoingtohappenwhentheboxopened.
"Go!"saidLupin,pullingoffthelid.Theroomwenticilycoldanddarkoncemore.TheDementorglidedforward,drawingitsbreath;onerottinghandwasextendingtowardHarry—
"Expectopatronum!"Harryyelled."Expectopatronum!ExpectoPat—"
Whitefogobscuredhissenses...big,blurredshapesweremovingaroundhim...
