Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Beginning

           Turnsouthe’sinbigtroublewiththegoblins.Borrowedloadsofgoldoffthem.AgangofthemcorneredhiminthewoodsaftertheWorldCupandtookallthegoldhehad,anditstillwasn’tenoughtocoverallhisdebts.TheyfollowedhimallthewaytoHogwartstokeepaneyeonhim.He’slosteverythinggambling.Hasn’tgottwoGalleonstorubtogether.Andyouknowhowtheidiottriedtopaythegoblinsback?"

           "How?"saidHarry.

           "Heputabetonyou,mate,"saidFred."Putabigbetonyoutowinthetournament.Betagainstthegoblins."

           "Sothat’swhyhekepttryingtohelpmewin!"saidHarry."Well-Ididwin,didn’tI?Sohecanpayyouyourgold!"

           "Nope,"saidGeorge,shakinghishead."Thegoblinsplayasdirtyashim.TheysayyoudrewwithDiggory,andBagmanwasbettingyou’dwinoutright.SoBagmanhadtorunforit.Hedidrunforitrightafterthethirdtask."

           Georgesigheddeeplyandstarteddealingoutthecardsagain.

           Therestofthejourneypassedpleasantlyenough;Harrywisheditcouldhavegoneonallsummer,infact,andthathewouldneverarriveatKing’sCross...butashehadlearnedthehardwaythatyear,timewillnotslowdownwhensomethingunpleasantliesahead,andalltoosoon,theHogwartsExpresswaspullinginatplatformnineandthree-quarters.Theusualconfusionandnoisefilledthecorridorsasthestudentsbegantodisembark.RonandHermionestruggledoutpastMalfoy,Crabbe,andGoyle,carryingtheirtrunks.Harry,however,stayedput.

           "Fred-George-waitamoment."

           Thetwinsturned.

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