Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Er—"

           UncleVernonnoddedcurtlybehindAuntMarge’sback.

           "Yes,"saidHarry.Then,feelinghemightaswelldothethingproperly,headded,"Allthetime."

           "Excellent,"saidAuntMarge."Iwon’thavethisnamby-pamby,wishy-washynonsenseaboutnothittingpeoplewhodeserveit.Agoodthrashingiswhat’sneededinninety-ninecasesoutofahundred.Haveyoubeenbeatenoften?"

           "Oh,yeah,"saidHarry,"loadsoftimes."

           AuntMargenarrowedhereyes.

           "Istilldon’tlikeyourtone,boy,"shesaid."Ifyoucanspeakofyourbeatingsinthatcasualway,theyclearlyaren’thittingyouhardenough.Petunia,I’dwriteifIwereyou.Makeitclearthatyouapprovetheuseofextremeforceinthisboy’scase."

           PerhapsUncleVernonwasworriedthatHarrymightforgettheirbargain;inanycase,hechangedthesubjectabruptly.

           "Heardthenewsthismorning,Marge?Whataboutthatescapedprisoner,eh?"

           AsAuntMargestartedtomakeherselfathome,Harrycaughthimselfthinkingalmostlonginglyoflifeatnumberfourwithouther.UncleVernonandAuntPetuniausuallyencouragedHarrytostayoutoftheirway,whichHarrywasonlytoohappytodo.