Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           AndhewassendingtwoMinistrycarstotakethemalltothestationtomorrow,sothattheWeasleyscouldlookafterHarryuntilhewasonthetrain.

           Harrylaylisteningtothemuffledshoutingnextdoorandwonderedwhyhedidn’tfeelmorescared.SiriusBlackhadmurderedthirteenpeoplewithonecurse;Mr.andMrs.,WeasleyobviouslythoughtHarrywouldbepanic-strickenifheknewthetruth.ButHarryhappenedtoagreewholeheartedlywithMrs.WeasleythatthesafestplaceonearthwaswhereverAlbusDumbledorehappenedtobe.Didn’tpeoplealwayssaythatDumbledorewastheonlypersonLordVoldemorthadeverbeenafraidof?SurelyBlack,asVoldemort’sright-handman,wouldbejustasfrightenedofhim?

           AndthenthereweretheseAzkabanguardseveryonekepttalkingabout.Theyseemedtoscaremostpeoplesenseless,andiftheywerestationedallaroundtheschool,Black’schancesofgettinginsideseemedveryremote.

           No,allinall,thethingthatbotheredHarrymostwasthefactthathischancesofvisitingHogsmeadenowlookedlikezero.NobodywouldwantHarrytoleavethesafetyofthecastleuntilBlackwascaught;infact,Harrysuspectedhiseverymovewouldbecarefullywatcheduntilthedangerhadpassed.

           Hescowledatthedarkceiling.Didtheythinkhecouldn’tlookafterhimself?He’descapedLordVoldemortthreetimes;hewasn’tcompletelyuseless....

           Unbidden,theimageofthebeastintheshadowsofMagnoliaCrescentcrossedhismind.Whattodowhenyouknowtheworstiscoming...