Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           TheyhadalsoforgottentheirpromiseabouthelpinghimprepareBuckbeak’sdefense;thearrivaloftheFirebolthaddrivenitcleanoutoftheirminds.

           HagridpouredthemteaandofferedthemaplateofBathbunsbuttheyknewbetterthantoaccept;theyhadhadtoomuchexperiencewithHagrid’scooking.

           "Igotsomethin’terdiscusswithyoutwo,"saidHagrid,sittinghimselfbetweenthemandlookinguncharacteristicallyserious.

           "What?"saidHarry.

           "Hermione,"saidHagrid.

           "Whatabouther?"saidRon.

           "She’sinarigh’state,that’swhat.She’sbincomin’downtervisitmealotsinceChris’mas.Binfeelin’lonely.Firs’yehweren’talkingtoherbecauseo’theFirebolt,nowyernottalkin’toherbecausehercat—"

           "—ateScabbers!"Roninterjectedangrily.

           "Becausehercatactedlikeallcatsdo,"Hagridcontinueddoggedly."She’scriedafairfewtimes,yehknow.Goin’througharoughtimeatthemoment.Bittenoffmore’nshecanchew,ifyehaskme,alltheworkshe’stryin’terdo.StillfoundtimeterhelpmewithBuckbeak’scase,mind...She’sfoundsomereallygoodstuffferme...reckonhe’llstandagoodchancenow..."

           "Hagrid,weshould’vehelpedaswell—sorry—"Harrybeganawkwardly.

           "I’mnotblamin’yeh!"saidHagrid,wavingHarry’sapologyaside."Gawdknowsyeh’vehadenoughterbegetting’onwith.I’veseenyehpracticin’Quidditchev’ryhouro’thedayan’night—butIgottatellyeh,Ithoughtyoutwo’dvalueyerfriendmore’nbroomsticksorrats.Tha’sall."