Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           Itwasaseaofpointedblackhats;eachofthelongHousetableswaslinedwithstudents,theirfacesglimmeringbythelightofthousandsofcandles,whichwerefloatingoverthetablesinmidair.ProfessorFlitwick,whowasatinylittlewizardwithashockofwhitehair,wascarryinganancienthatandathree-leggedstooloutofthehall.

           "Oh,"saidHermionesoftly,"we’vemissedtheSorting!"

           NewstudentsatHogwartsweresortedintoHousesbytryingontheSortingHat,whichshoutedouttheHousetheywerebestsuitedto(Gryffindor,Ravenclaw,Hufflepuff,orSlytherin).ProfessorMcGonagallstrodeofftowardheremptyseatatthestafftable,andHarryandHermionesetoffintheotherdirection,asquietlyaspossible,towardtheGryffindortable.Peoplelookedaroundatthemastheypassedalongthebackofthehall,andafewofthempointedatHarry.HadthestoryofhiscollapsinginfrontoftheDementortraveledthatfast?

           HeandHermionesatdownoneithersideofRon,whohadsavedthemseats.

           "Whatwasallthatabout?"hemutteredtoHarry.

           Harrystartedtoexplaininawhisper,butatthatmomenttheheadmasterstooduptospeak,andhebrokeoff.

           ProfessorDumbledore,thoughveryold,alwaysgaveanimpressionofgreatenergy.Hehadseveralfeetoflongsilverhairandbeard,half-moonspectacles,andanextremelycrookednose.Hewasoftendescribedasthegreatestwizardoftheage,butthatwasn’twhyHarryrespectedhim.Youcouldn’thelptrustingAlbusDumbledore,andasHarrywatchedhimbeamingaroundatthestudents,hefeltreallycalmforthefirsttimesincetheDementorhadenteredthetraincompartment.