Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Second Task

           MadamPince,forhelp-theyfoundnothingwhatsoeverthatwouldenableHarrytospendanhourunderwaterandlivetotellthetale.

           FamiliarflutteringsofpanicwerestartingtodisturbHarrynow,andhewasfindingitdifficulttoconcentrateinclassagain.Thelake,whichHarryhadalwaystakenforgrantedasjustanotherfeatureofthegrounds,drewhiseyeswheneverhewasnearaclassroomwindow,agreat,iron-graymassofchillywater,whosedarkandicydepthswerestartingtoseemasdistantasthemoon.

           JustasithadbeforehefacedtheHorntail,timewasslippingawayasthoughsomebodyhadbewitchedtheclockstogoextra-fast.TherewasaweektogobeforeFebruarythetwenty-fourth(therewasstilltime)...therewerefivedaystogo(hewasboundtofindsomethingsoon)...threedaystogo(pleaseletmefindsomething...please)...

           Withtwodaysleft.Harrystartedtogoofffoodagain.TheonlygoodthingaboutbreakfastonMondaywasthereturnofthebrownowlhehadsenttoSirius.Hepulledofftheparchment,unrolledit,andsawtheshortestletterSiriushadeverwrittentohim.

           SenddateofnextHogsmeadeweekendbyreturnowl.

           Harryturnedtheparchmentoverandlookedattheback,hopingtoseesomethingelse,butitwasblank.

           "Weekendafternext,"whisperedHermione,whohadreadthenoteoverHarry’sshoulder."Here-takemyquillandsendthisowlbackstraightaway."

           HarryscribbledthedatesdownonthebackofSirius’sletter,tieditontothebrownowl’sleg,andwatchedittakeflightagain.

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