Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Hewon’tbethereforanothercoupleofhours....Oh,thisisgoingtobedifficult...."

           Shelookednervouslyoverhershoulderintothedepthsoftheforest.Thesunwassettingnow.

           "We’regoingtohavetomove,"saidHarry,thinkinghard."We’vegottobeabletoseetheWhompingWillow,orwewon’tknowwhat’sgoingon."

           "Okay,"saidHermione,gettingafirmergriponBuckbeak’srope."Butwe’vegottokeepoutofsight,Harry,remember...."

           Theymovedaroundtheedgeoftheforest,darknessfallingthicklyaroundthem,untiltheywerehiddenbehindaclumpoftreesthroughwhichtheycouldmakeouttheWillow.

           "There’sRon!"saidHarrysuddenly.

           Adarkfigurewassprintingacrossthelawnanditsshoutechoedthroughthestillnightair.

           "Getawayfromhim—getaway—Scabbers,comehere—"

           Andthentheysawtwomorefiguresmaterializeoutofnowhere.HarrywatchedhimselfandHermionechasingafte

           rRon.ThenhesawRondive.

           "Gotcha!Getoff,youstinkingcat—"

           "There’sSirius!"saidHarry.ThegreatshapeofthedoghadboundedoutfromtherootsoftheWillow.TheysawhimbowlHarryover,thenseizeon....

           "Looksevenworsefromhere,doesn’tit?"saidHarry,watchingthedogpullingRonintotheroots."Ouch—look,Ijustgotwallopedbythetree—andsodidyou—thisisweird—"

           TheWhompingWillowwascreakingandlashingoutwithitslowerbranches;theycouldseethemselvesdartinghereandthere,tryingtoreachthetrunk.Andthenthetreefroze.

           "ThatwasCrookshankspressingtheknot,"saidHermione.

           "Andtherewego..."