Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
"Don’tberidiculous,Weasley,howcouldhepossiblyhavegottenthroughtheportraithole?"
"Askhim!"saidRon,pointingashakingfingeratthebackofSirCadogan’spicture."Askhimifhesaw—"
GlaringsuspiciouslyatRon,ProfessorMcGonagallpushedtheportraitbackopenandwentoutside.Thewholecommonroomlistenedwithbatedbreath."SirCadogan,didyoujustletamanenterGryffindorTower?"
"Certainly,goodlady!"criedSirCadogan.
Therewasastunnedsilence,bothinsideandoutsidethecommonroom.
"You—youdid?"saidProfessorMcGonagall."But—butthepassword!"
"Hehad’em!"saidSirCadoganproudly."Hadthewholeweek’s,mylady!Read’emoffalittlepieceofpaper!"
ProfessorMcGonagallpulledherselfbackthroughtheportraitholetofacethestunnedcrowd.Shewaswhiteaschalk.
"Whichperson,"shesaid,hervoiceshaking,"whichabysmallyfoolishpersonwrotedownthisweek’spasswordsandleftthemlyingaround?"
Therewasuttersilence,brokenbythesmallestofterrifiedsqueaks.NevilleLongbottom,tremblingfromheadtofluffyslipperedtoes,raisedhishandslowlyintotheair.
