Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Beginning

           "We’vegivenup,"saidGeorge,shrugging.

           ButHarry,Ron,andHermionekeptonasking,andfinally,Fredsaid,"Allright,allright,ifyoureallywanttoknow...itwasLudoBagman."

           "Bagman?"saidHarrysharply."Areyousayinghewasinvolvedin-"

           "Nah,"saidGeorgegloomily."Nothinglikethat.Stupidgit.Hewouldn’thavethebrains."

           "Well,what,then?"saidRon.

           Fredhesitated,thensaid,"YourememberthatbetwehadwithhimattheQuidditchWorldCup?AbouthowIrelandwouldwin,butKrumwouldgettheSnitch?"

           "Yeah,"saidHarryandRonslowly.

           "Well,thegitpaidusinleprechaungoldhe’dcaughtfromtheIrishmascots."

           "So?"

           "So,"saidFredimpatiently,"itvanished,didn’tit?Bynextmorning,ithadgone!"

           "But-itmust’vebeenanaccident,mustn’tit?"saidHermione.

           Georgelaughedverybitterly.

           "Yeah,that’swhatwethought,atfirst.Wethoughtifwejustwrotetohim,andtoldhimhe’dmadeamistake,he’dcoughup.Butnothingdoing.Ignoredourletter.WekepttryingtotalktohimaboutitatHogwarts,buthewasalwaysmakingsomeexcusetogetawayfromus."

           "Intheend,heturnedprettynasty,"saidFred."Toldusweweretooyoungtogamble,andhewasn’tgivingusanything."

           "Soweaskedforourmoneyback,"saidGeorgeglowering.

           "Hedidn’trefuse!"gaspedHermione.

           "Rightinone,"saidFred.

           "Butthatwasallyoursavings!"saidRon.

           "Tellmeaboutit,"saidGeorge."’Course,wefoundoutwhatwasgoingonintheend.LeeJordan’sdadhadhadabitoftroublegettingmoneyoffBagmanaswell.

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