Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Onceamonth,Iwassmuggledoutofthecastle,intothisplace,totransform.ThetreewasplacedatthetunnelmouthtostopanyonecomingacrossmewhileIwasdangerous."
Harrycouldn’tseewherethisstorywasgoing,buthewaslisteningraptlyallthesame.TheonlysoundapartfromLupin’svoicewasScabbers’sfrightenedsqueaking.
"Mytransformationsinthosedayswere—wereterrible.Itisverypainfultoturnintoawerewolf.Iwasseparatedfromhumanstobite,soIbitandscratchedmyselfinstead.Thevillagersheardthenoiseandthescreamingandthoughttheywerehearingparticularlyviolentspirits.Dumbledoreencouragedtherumor...Evennow,whenthehousehasbeensilentforyears,thevillagersdon’tdareapproachit...."
"Butapartfrommytransformations,IwashappierthanIhadeverbeeninmylife.Forthefirsttimeever,Ihadfriends,threegreatfriends.SiriusBlack...PeterPettigrew...and,ofcourse,yourfather,Harry—JamesPotter."
"Now,mythreefriendscouldhardlyfailtonoticethatIdisappearedonceamonth.Imadeupallsortsofstories.Itoldthemmymotherwasill,andthatIhadtogohometoseeher...IwasterrifiedtheywoulddesertmethemomenttheyfoundoutwhatIwas.Butofcourse,they,likeyou,Hermione,workedoutthetruth...."
"Andtheydidn’tdesertmeatall.Instead,theydidsomethingformethatwouldmakemytransformationsnotonlybearable,butthebesttimesofmylife.TheybecameAnimagi."
"Mydadtoo?"saidHarry,astounded.
"Yes,indeed,"saidLupin.
