Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Cat, Rat, and Dog
"YousoldthemtoVoldemort.That’sallIneedtoknow."
"You’vegottolistentome,"Blacksaid,andtherewasanoteofurgencyinhisvoicenow."You’llregretitifyoudon’t...Youdon’tunderstand...."
"Iunderstandalotbetterthanyouthink,"saidHarry,andhisvoiceshookmorethanever."Youneverheardher,didyou?Mymum...tryingtostopVoldemortkillingme...andyoudidthat...youdidit...."
Beforeeitherofthemcouldsayanotherword,somethinggingerstreakedpastHarry;CrookshanksleaptontoBlack’schestandsettledhimselfthere,rightoverBlack’sheart.Blackblinkedandlookeddownatthecat.
"Getoff,"hemurmured,tryingtopushCrookshanksoffhim.
ButCrookshankssankhisclawsintoBlack’srobesandwouldn’tshift.Heturnedhisugly,squashedfacetoHarryandlookedupathimwiththosegreatyelloweyes.Tohisright,Hermionegaveadrysob.
HarrystareddownatBlackandCrookshanks,hisgriptighteningonthewand.Sowhatifhehadtokillthecattoo?ItwasinleaguewithBlack...Ifitwaspreparedtodie,tryingtoprotectBlack,thatwasn’tHarry’sbusiness...IfBlackwantedtosaveit,thatonlyprovedhecaredmoreforCrookshanksthanforHarry’sparents....
Harryraisedthewand.Nowwasthemomenttodoit.Nowwasthemomenttoavengehismotherandfather.HewasgoingtokillBlack.HehadtokillBlack.Thiswashischance....
Thesecondslengthened.AndstillHarrystoodfrozenthere,wandpoised,Blackstaringupathim,Crookshanksonhischest.
