Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Cat, Rat, and Dog
Harrypulledhimselfoutofthehole,staringaround.Theroomwasdeserted,butadoortotheirrightstoodopen,leadingtoashadowyhallway.HermionesuddenlygrabbedHarry’sarmagain.Herwideeyesweretravelingaroundtheboardedwindows.
"Harry,"shewhispered,"Ithinkwe’reintheShriekingShack."
Harrylookedaround.Hiseyesfellonawoodenchairnearthem.Largechunkshadbeentornoutofit;oneofthelegshadbeenrippedoffentirely.
"Ghostsdidn’tdothat,"hesaidslowly.
Atthatmoment,therewasacreakoverhead.Somethinghadmovedupstairs.Bothofthemlookedupattheceiling.Hermione’sgriponHarry’sarmwassotighthewaslosingfeelinginhisfingers.Heraisedhiseyebrowsather;shenoddedagainandletgo.
Quietlyastheycould,theycreptoutintothehallandupthecrumblingstaircase.Everythingwascoveredinathicklayerofdustexceptthefloor,whereawideshinystripehadbeenmadebysomethingbeingdraggedupstairs.
Theyreachedthedarklanding.
"Nox,"theywhisperedtogether,andthelightsattheendoftheirwandswentout.Onlyonedoorwasopen.Astheycrepttowardit,theyheardmovementfrombehindit;alowmoan,andthenadeep,loudpurring.Theyexchangedalastlook,alastnod.
Wandheldtightlybeforehim,Harrykickedthedoorwideopen.
Onamagnificentfour-posterbedwithdustyhangingslayCrookshanks,purringloudlyatthesightofthem.Onthefloorbesidehim,clutchinghisleg,whichstuckoutatastrangeangle,wasRon.
HarryandHermionedashedacrosstohim.
