Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Harrysteppedforwardandbowedlowtothehippogriffwithoutbreakingeyecontactorblinking.Afterafewseconds,Buckbeaksankintoabowtoo.

           "Howareyou?"Harryaskedhiminalowvoice,movingforwardtostrokethefeatheryhead."Missinghim?Butyou’reokayherewithHagrid,aren’tyou?"

           "Oi!"saidaloudvoice.

           Hagridhadcomestridingaroundthecornerofhiscabinwearingalargefloweryapronandcarryingasackofpotatoes.Hisenormousboarhound,Fang,wasathisheels;Fanggaveaboomingbarkandboundedforward.

           "Gitawayfromhim!He’llhaveyerfingers—oh.It’syehlot."

           FangwasjumpingupatHermioneandRon,attemptingtolicktheirears.Hagridstoodandlookedatthemallforasplitsecond,thenturnedandstrodeintohiscabin,slammingthedoorbehindhim.

           "Ohdear!"saidHermione,lookingstricken.

           "Don’tworryaboutit,"saidHarrygrimly.Hewalkedovertothedoorandknockedloudly.

           "Hagrid!Openup,wewanttotalktoyou!"

           Therewasnosoundfromwithin.

           "Ifyoudon’topenthedoor,we’llblastitopen!"Harrysaid,pullingouthiswand.

           "Harry!"saidHermione,soundingshocked."Youcan’tpossibly—"

           "Yeah,Ican!"saidHarry."Standback—"

           Butbeforehecouldsayanythingelse,thedoorflewopenagainasHarryhadknownitwould,andtherestoodHagrid,gloweringdownathimandlooking,despitethefloweryapron,positivelyalarming.

           "I’mateacher!"heroaredatHarry.