Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The House-elf Liberation Front

           "I’mnotsurewhethertheyhibernateornot,"Hagridtoldtheshiveringclassinthewindypumpkinpatchnextlesson."Thoughtwe’djus’tryanseeiftheyfanciedakip...we’lljus’settle’emdownintheseboxes...."

           Therewerenowonlytenskrewtsleft;apparentlytheirdesiretokilloneanotherhadnotbeenexercisedoutofthem.Eachofthemwasnowapproachingsixfeetinlength.Theirthickgrayarmor;theirpowerful,scuttlinglegs;theirfire-blastingends;theirstingsandtheirsuckers,combinedtomaketheskrewtsthemostrepulsivethingsHarryhadeverseen.TheclasslookeddispiritedlyattheenormousboxesHagridhadbroughtout,alllinedwithpillowsandfluffyblankets.

           "We’lljus’lead’eminhere,"Hagridsaid,"an’putthelidson,andwe’llseewhathappens."

           Buttheskrewts,ittranspired,didnothibernate,anddidnotappreciatebeingforcedintopillow-linedboxesandnailedin.Hagridwassoonyelling,"Donpanic,now,don’panic!"whiletheskrewtsrampagedaroundthepumpkinpatch,nowstrewnwiththesmolderingwreckageoftheboxes.Mostoftheclass-Malfoy,Crabbe,andGoyleinthelead-hadfledintoHagrid’scabinthroughthebackdoorandbarricadedthemselvesin;Harry,Ron,andHermione,however,wereamongthosewhoremainedoutsidetryingtohelpHagrid.Togethertheymanagedtorestrainandtieupnineoftheskrewts,thoughatthecostofnumerousburnsandcuts;finally,onlyoneskrewtwasleft.

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