Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Cat, Rat, and Dog
"Ishemad?"
"Someofthestaffthoughtso,"saidLupin."HehadtoworkveryhardtoconvincecertainteachersthatI’mtrustworthy—"
"ANDHEWASWRONG!"Harryyelled."YOU’VEBEENHELPINGHIMALLTHETIME!"HewaspointingatBlack,whosuddenlycrossedtothefour-posterbedandsankontoit,hisfacehiddeninoneshakinghand.Crookshanksleaptupbesidehimandsteppedontohislap,purring.Ronedgedawayfrombothofthem,dragginghisleg.
"IhavenotbeenhelpingSirius,"saidLupin."Ifyou’llgivemeachance,I’llexplain.Look—"
HeseparatedHarry’s,Ron’sandHermione’swandsandthreweachbacktoitsowner;Harrycaughthis,stunned.
"There,"saidLupin,stickinghisownwandbackintohisbelt"You’rearmed,we’renot.Nowwillyoulisten?"
Harrydidn’tknowwhattothink.Wasitatrick?
"Ifyouhaven’tbeenhelpinghim,"hesaid,withafuriousglanceatBlack,"howdidyouknowhewashere?"
"Themap,"saidLupin."TheMarauder’sMap.Iwasinmyofficeexaminingit—"
"Youknowhowtoworkit?"Harrysaidsuspiciously.
"OfcourseIknowhowtoworkit,"saidLupin,wavinghishandimpatiently."Ihelpedwriteit.I’mMoony—thatwasmyfriends’nicknameformeatschool."
"Youwrote—?"
"Theimportantthingis,Iwaswatchingitcarefullythisevening,becauseIhadanideathatyou,Ron,andHermionemighttryandsneakoutofthecastletovisitHagridbeforehisHippogriffwasexecuted.AndIwasright,wasn’tI?"
Hehadstartedtopaceupanddown,lookingatthem.Littlepatchesofdustroseathisfeet.
