Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Leaky Cauldron
**THEFIREBOLT**THISSTATE-OF-THE-ARTRACINGBROOMSPORTSASTREAM-LINED,SUPERFINEHANDLEOFASH,TREATEDWITHADIAMOND-HARDPOLISHANDHAND-NUMBEREDWITHITSOWNREGISTRATIONNUMBER.EACHINDIVIDUALLYSELECTEDBIRCHTWIGINTHEBROOMTAILHASBEENHONEDTOAERODYNAMICPERFECTION,GIVINGTHEFIREBOLTUNSURPASSABLEBALANCEANDPINPOINTPRECISION.THEFIREBOLTHASANACCELERATIONOF150MILESANHOURINTENSECONDSANDINCORPORATESANUNBREAKABLEBRAKINGCHARM.PRICEONREQUEST.Priceonrequest...Harrydidn’tliketothinkhowmuchgoldtheFireboltwouldcost.Hehadneverwantedanythingasmuchinhiswholelife—buthehadneverlostaQuidditchmatchonhisNimbusTwoThousand,andwhatwasthepointinemptyinghisGringottsvaultfortheFirebolt,whenhehadaverygoodbroomalready?Harrydidn’taskfortheprice,buthereturned,almosteverydayafterthat,justtolookattheFirebolt.
Therewere,however,thingsthatHarryneededtobuy.HewenttotheApothecarytoreplenishhisstoreofpotionsingredients,andashisschoolrobeswerenowseveralinchestooshortinthearmandleg,hevisitedMadamMalkin’sRobesforAllOccasionsandboughtnewones.Mostimportantofall,hehadtobuyhisnewschoolbooks,whichwouldincludethoseforhistwonewsubjects,CareofMagicalCreaturesandDivination.
Harrygotasurpriseashelookedinatthebookshopwindow.Insteadoftheusualdisplayofgold-embossedspellbooksthesizeofpavingslabs,therewasalargeironcagebehindtheglassthatheldaboutahundredcopiesofTheMonsterBookofMonsters.Tornpageswereflyingeverywhereasthebooksgrappledwitheachother,lockedtogetherinfuriouswrestlingmatchesandsnappingaggressively.
