Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Quidditch Final
ButHarrydoubtedwhetheranyofthem,evenWood,wantedtowinasmuchashedid.TheenmitybetweenHarryandMalfoywasatitshighestpointever.Malfoywasstillsmartingaboutthemud-throwingincidentinHogsmeadeandwasevenmorefuriousthatHarryhadsomehowwormedhiswayoutofpunishment.Harryhadn’tforgottenMalfoy’sattempttosabotagehiminthematchagainstRavenclaw,butitwasthematterofBuckbeakthatmadehimmostdeterminedtobeatMalfoyinfrontoftheentireschool.
Never,inanyone’smemory,hadamatchapproachedinsuchahighlychargedatmosphere.Bythetimetheholidayswereover,tensionbetweenthetwoteamsandtheirHouseswasatthebreakingpoint.Anumberofsmallscufflesbrokeoutinthecorridors,culminatinginanastyincidentinwhichaGryffindorfourthyearandaSlytherinsixthyearendedupinthehospitalwingwithleekssproutingoutoftheirears.
Harrywashavingaparticularlybadtimeofit.Hecouldn’twalktoclasswithoutSlytherinsstickingouttheirlegsandtryingtotriphimup;CrabbeandGoylekeptpoppingupwhereverhewent,andslouchingawaylookingdisappointedwhentheysawhimsurroundedbypeople.WoodhadgiveninstructionsthatHarryshouldbeaccompaniedeverywherehewent,incasetheSlytherinstriedtoputhimoutofaction.ThewholeofGryffindorHousetookupthechallengeenthusiastically,sothatitwasimpossibleforHarrytogettoclassesontimebecausehewassurroundedbyavast,chatteringcrowd.HarrywasmoreconcernedforhisFirebolt’ssafetythanhisown.
