Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Hemightnotbeverygoodcompany,butProfessorLupin’spresenceintheircompartmenthaditsuses.Mid-afternoon,justasithadstartedtorain,blurringtherollinghillsoutsidethewindow,theyheardfootstepsoutsideinthecorridoragain,andtheirthreeleastfavoritepeopleappearedatthedoor:DracoMalfoy,flankedbyhiscronies,VincentCrabbeandGregoryGoyle.

           DracoMalfoyandHarryhadbeenenemieseversincetheyhadmetontheirveryfirstjourneytoHogwarts.Malfoy,whohadapale,pointed,sneeringface,wasinSlytherinhouse;heplayedSeekerontheSlytherinQuidditchteam,thesamepositionthatHarryplayedontheGryffindorteam.CrabbeandGoyleseemedtoexisttodoMalfoy’sbidding.Theywerebothwideandmuscly;Crabbewastaller,withapudding-bowlhaircutandaverythickneck;Goylehadshort,bristlyhairandlong,gorillaarms.

           "Well,lookwhoitis,"saidMalfoyinhisusuallazydrawl,pullingopenthecompartmentdoor."PottyandtheWeasel."

           CrabbeandGoylechuckledtrollishly.

           "Iheardyourfatherfinallygothishandsonsomegoldthissummer,Weasley,"saidMalfoy."Didyourmotherdieofshock?"

           RonstoodupsoquicklyheknockedCrookshanks’sbaskettothefloor.ProfessorLupingaveasnort.

           "Who’sthat?"saidMalfoy,takinganautomaticstepbackwardashespottedLupin.

           "Newteacher,"saidHarry,whogottohisfeet,too,incaseheneededtoholdRonback."Whatwereyousaying,Malfoy?"

           Malfoy’spaleeyesnarrowed;hewasn’tfoolenoughtopickafightrightunderateacher’snose.