Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           "Whereisit?"saidthereedyvoiceoftheCommitteemember."Whereisthebeast?"

           "Itwastiedhere!"saidtheexecutionerfuriously."Isawit!Justhere!"

           "Howextraordinary,"saidDumbledore.Therewasanoteofamusementinhisvoice.

           "Beaky!"saidHagridhuskily.

           Therewasaswishingnoise,andthethudofanaxe.Theexecutionerseemedtohaveswungitintothefenceinanger.Andthencamethehowling,andthistimetheycouldhearHagrid’swordsthroughhissobs.

           "Gone!Gone!Blesshislittlebeak,he’sgone!Mustapulledhimselffree!Beaky,yehcleverboy!"

           Buckbeakstartedtostrainagainsttherope,tryingtogetbacktoHagrid.HarryandHermionetightenedtheirgripanddugtheirheelsintotheforestfloortostophim.

           "Someoneuntiedhim!"theexecutionerwassnarling."Weshouldsearchthegrounds,theforest."

           "Macnair,ifBuckbeakhasindeedbeenstolen,doyoureallythinkthethiefwillhaveledhimawayonfoot?"saidDumbledore,stillsoundingamused."Searchtheskies,ifyouwill....Hagrid,Icoulddowithacupoftea.Oralargebrandy."

           "O’—o’course,Professor,"saidHagrid,whosoundedweakwithhappiness."Comein,comein...."

           HarryandHermionelistenedclosely.Theyheardfootsteps,thesoftcursingoftheexecutioner,thesnapofthedoor,andthensilenceoncemore.

           "Nowwhat?"whisperedHarry,lookingaround.

           "We’llhavetohideinhere,"saidHermione,wholookedveryshaken."Weneedtowaituntilthey’vegonebacktothecastle.Thenwewaituntilit’ssafetoflyBuckbeakuptoSirius’swindow.