Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Third Task

           Thecupwassomewherecloseby,anditsoundedasthoughFleurwasnolongerintherunning.He’dgotthisfar,hadn’the?Whatifheactuallymanagedtowin?Fleetingly,andforthefirsttimesincehe’dfoundhimselfchampion,hesawagainthatimageofhimself,raisingtheTriwizardCupinfrontoftherestoftheschool....

           Hemetnothingfortenminutes,butkeptrunningintodeadends.Twicehetookthesamewrongturning.Finally,hefoundanewrouteandstartedtojogalongit,hiswandlightwaving,makinghisshadowflickeranddistortonthehedgewalls.ThenheroundedanothercornerandfoundhimselffacingaBlast-EndedSkrewt.

           Cedricwasright-itwasenormous.Tenfeetlong,itlookedmorelikeagiantscorpionthananything.Itslongstingwascurledoveritsback.ItsthickarmorglintedinthelightfromHarry’swand,whichhepointedatit.

           "Stupefy!"

           Thespellhittheskrewt’sarmorandrebounded;Harryduckedjustintime,butcouldsmellburninghair;ithadsingedthetopofhishead.Theskrewtissuedablastoffirefromitsendandflewforwardtowardhim.

           "Impedimenta!"Harryyelled.Thespellhittheskrewt’sarmoragainandricochetedoff;Harrystaggeredbackafewpacesandfellover."IMPEDIMENTA!"

           Theskrewtwasinchesfromhimwhenitfroze-hehadmanagedtohititonitsfleshy,shell-lessunderside.Panting,Harrypushedhimselfawayfromitandran,hard,intheoppositedirection-theImpedimentCursewasnotpermanent;theskrewtwouldberegainingtheuseofitslegsatanymoment.

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