Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Iftheone-eyedwitchwasboardeduptoo,hewouldneverbeabletogointoHogsmeadeagain.

           Ronhadbecomeaninstantcelebrity.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,peoplewerepayingmoreattentiontohimthantoHarry,anditwasclearthatRonwasratherenjoyingtheexperience.Thoughstillseverelyshakenbythenight’sevents,hewashappytotellanyonewhoaskedwhathadhappened,withawealthofdetail.

           "...Iwasasleep,andIheardthisrippingnoise,andIthoughtitwasinmydream,youknow?Butthentherewasthisdraft...Iwokeupandonesideofthehangingsonmybedhadbeenpulleddown...Irolledover...andIsawhimstandingoverme...likeaskeleton,withloadsoffilthyhair...holdingthisgreatlongknife,must’vebeentwelveinches...andhelookedatme,andIlookedathim,andthenIyelled,andhescampered.

           "Why,though?"RonaddedtoHarryasthegroupofsecondyeargirlswhohadbeenlisteningtohischillingtaledeparted."Whydidherun?"

           Harryhadbeenwonderingthesamething.WhyhadBlack,havinggotthewrongbed,notsilencedRonandproceededtoHarry?Blackhadprovedtwelveyearsagothathedidn’tmindmurderinginnocentpeople,andthistimehehadbeenfacingfiveunarmedboys,fourofwhomwereasleep.

           "Hemust’veknownhe’dhaveajobgettingbackoutofthecastleonceyou’dyelledandwokenpeopleup,"saidHarrythoughtfully."He’d’vehadtokillthewholehousetogetbackthroughtheportraithole...thenhewould’vemettheteachers..."

           Nevillewasintotaldisgrace.