Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Harrymuttered."We’rein."

           Themomenttheydisappeared,thetreebegantomoveagain.Secondslater,theyheardfootstepsquitecloseby.Dumbledore,Macnair,Fudge,andtheoldCommitteememberweremakingtheirwayuptothecastle.

           "Rightafterwe’dgonedownintothepassage!"saidHermione."IfonlyDumbledorehadcomewithus..."

           "MacnairandFudgewould’vecometoo,"saidHarrybitterly."IbetyouanythingFudgewould’vetoldMacnairtomurderSiriusonthespot...."

           Theywatchedthefourmenclimbthecastlestepsanddisappearfromview.Forafewminutesthescenewasdeserted.Then—

           "HerecomesLupin!"saidHarryastheysawanotherfiguresprintingdownthestonestepsandhaltingtowardtheWillow.Harrylookedupatthesky.Cloudswereobscuringthemooncompletely.

           TheywatchedLupinseizeabrokenbranchfromthegroundandprodtheknotonthetrunk.Thetreestoppedfighting,andLupin,too,disappearedintothegapinitsroots.

           "Ifhe’donlygrabbedthecloak,"saidHarry."It’sjustlyingthere...."

           HeturnedtoHermione.

           "IfIjustdashedoutnowandgrabbedit,Snape’dneverbeabletogetitand—"

           "Harry,wemustn’tbeseen!"

           "Howcanyoustandthis?"heaskedHermionefiercely."Juststandinghereandwatchingithappen?"Hehesitated."I’mgoingtograbthecloak!"

           "Harry,no!"

           HermioneseizedthebackofHarry’srobesnotamomenttoosoon.Justthen,theyheardaburstofsong.ItwasHagrid,makinghiswayuptothecastle,singingatthetopofhisvoice,andweavingslightlyashewalked.