Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Patronus
"Butyou’veachievedagreatdealinaveryshortspaceoftime.IftheDementorsputinanappearanceatyournextQuidditchmatch,Youwillbeabletokeepthematbaylongenoughtogetbacktotheground."
"Yousaidit’sharderifthereareloadsofthem,"saidHarry.
"Ihavecompleteconfidenceinyou,"saidLupin,smiling."Here—you’veearnedadrink.SomethingfromtheThreeBroomsticks.Youwon’thavetrieditbefore—"
Hepulledtwobottlesoutofhisbriefcase.
"Butterbeer!"saidHarry,withoutthinking."Yeah,Ilikethatstuff!"
Lupinraisedaneyebrow.
"Oh—RonandHermionebroughtmesomebackfromHogsmeade,"Harryliedquickly.
"Isee,"saidLupin,thoughhestilllookedslightlysuspicious."Well—let’sdrinktoaGryffindorvictoryagainstRavenclaw!NotthatI’msupposedtotakesides,asateacher..."headdedhastily.
Theydrankthebutterbeerinsilence,untilHarryvoicedsomethinghe’dbeenwonderingforawhile.
"What’sunderaDementor’shood?"
ProfessorLupinloweredhisbottlethoughtfully.
"Hmmm...well,theonlypeoplewhoreallyknowareinnoconditiontotellus.Yousee,theDementorlowersitshoodonlytouseitslastandworstweapon."
"What’sthat?"
"TheycallittheDementor’sKiss,"saidLupin,withaslightlytwistedsmile."It’swhatDementorsdotothosetheywishtodestroyutterly.Isupposetheremustbesomekindofmouthunderthere,becausetheyclamptheirjawsuponthemouthofthevictimand—andsuckouthissoul."
Harryaccidentallyspatoutabitofbutterbeer.
