Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Sorting Hat
Harryrecognizedhimatoncefromthecardhe’dgottenoutoftheChocolateFrogonthetrain. Dumbledore’ssilverhairwastheonlythinginthewholehallthatshoneasbrightlyastheghosts. HarryspottedProfessorQuirrell,too,thenervousyoungmanfromtheLeakyCauldron. Hewaslookingverypeculiarinalargepurpleturban.
Andnowtherewereonlythreepeoplelefttobesorted. "Thomas,Dean,"aBlackboyeventallerthanRon,joinedHarryattheGryffindortable. "Turpin,Lisa,"becameaRavenclawandthenitwasRon’sturn. Hewaspalegreenbynow. Harrycrossedhisfingersunderthetableandasecondlaterthehathadshouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"
HarryclappedloudlywiththerestasRoncollapsedintothechairnexttohim.
"Welldone,Ron,excellent,"saidPercyWeasleypompouslyacrossHarryas"Zabini,Blaise,"wasmadeaSlytherin. ProfessorMcGonagallrolledupherscrollandtooktheSortingHataway.
Harrylookeddownathisemptygoldplate. Hehadonlyjustrealizedhowhungryhewas. Thepumpkinpastiesseemedagesago.
AlbusDumbledorehadgottentohisfeet. Hewasbeamingatthestudents,hisarmsopenedwide,asifnothingcouldhavepleasedhimmorethantoseethemallthere.
"Welcome,"hesaid. "WelcometoanewyearatHogwarts! Beforewebeginourbanquet,Iwouldliketosayafewwords. Andheretheyare: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
"Thankyou!"
