Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Nocats!There’snothingheretohurtyou!"

           Hagridsuddenlystoodup,hiseyesfixedonthewindow.Hisnormallyruddyfacehadgonethecolorofparchment.

           "They’recomin’...."

           Harry,Ron,andHermionewhippedaround.Agroupofmenwaswalkingdownthedistantcastlesteps.InfrontwasAlbusDumbledore,hissilverbeardgleaminginthedyingsun.NexttohimtrottedCorneliusFudge.BehindthemcamethefeebleoldCommitteememberandtheexecutioner,Macnair.

           "Yehgottago,"saidHagrid.Everyinchofhimwastrembling."Theymustn’findyehhere...Gonow..."

           RonstuffedScabbersintohispocketandHermionepickedupthecloak."I’llletyehoutthebackway,"saidHagrid.

           Theyfollowedhimtothedoorintohisbackgarden.Harryfeltstrangelyunreal,andevenmoresowhenhesawBuckbeakafewyardsaway,tetheredtoatreebehindHagrid’spumpkinpatch.Buckbeakseemedtoknowsomethingwashappening.Heturnedhissharpheadfromsidetosideandpawedthegroundnervously.

           "It’sokay,Beaky,"saidHagridsoftly."It’sokay..."HeturnedtoHarry,Ron,andHermione."Goon,"hesaid."Getgoin’."

           Buttheydidn’tmove.

           "Hagrid,wecan’t—"

           "We’lltellthemwhatreallyhappened—"

           "Theycan’tkillhim—"

           "Go!"saidHagridfiercely."It’sbadenoughwithoutyoulotintroublean’all!"

           Theyhadnochoice.AsHermionethrewthecloakoverHarryandRon,theyheardvoicesatthefrontofthecabin.Hagridlookedattheplacewheretheyhadjustvanishedfromsight.

           "Goquick,"hesaidhoarsely."Don’listen..."