Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Cat, Rat, and Dog
WhetherhecouldseethemorwasfollowingthesoundofScabbers’ssqueaks,Harrycouldn’ttell.
"Crookshanks!"Hermionemoaned."No,goaway,Crookshanks!Goaway!"
Butthecatwasgettingnearer—
"Scabbers—NO!"
Toolate—therathadslippedbetweenRon’sclutchingfingers,hittheground,andscamperedaway.Inonebound,Crookshankssprangafterhim,andbeforeHarryorHermionecouldstophim,RonhadthrowntheInvisibilityCloakoffhimselfandpeltedawayintothedarkness.
"Ron!"Hermionemoaned.
SheandHarrylookedateachother,thenfollowedatasprint;itwasimpossibletorunfulloutunderthecloak;theypulleditoffanditstreamedbehindthemlikeabannerastheyhurtledafterRon;theycouldhearhisfeetthunderingalongaheadandhisshoutsatCrookshanks.
"Getawayfromhim—getaway—Scabbers,comehere—"
Therewasaloudthud.
"Gotcha!Getoff,youstinkingcat—"
HarryandHermionealmostfelloverRon;theyskiddedtoastoprightinfrontofhim.Hewassprawledontheground,butScabberswasbackinhispocket;hehadbothhandsheldtightoverthequiveringlump.
"Ron—comeonbackunderthecloak—"Hermionepanted."Dumbledore—theMinister—they’llbecomingbackoutinaminute—"
Butbeforetheycouldcoverthemselvesagain,beforetheycouldevencatchtheirbreath,theyheardthesoftpoundingofgiganticpaws....Somethingwasboundingtowardthem,quietasashadow—anenormous,pale-eyed,jet-blackdog.
