Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Sorting Hat
AsHarryhelpedhimselftoatreacletart,thetalkturnedtotheirfamilies.
"I’mhalf-and-half,"saidSeamus. "Medad’saMuggle. Momdidn’ttellhimshewasawitch’tilaftertheyweremarried. Bitofanastyshockforhim."
Theotherslaughed.
"Whataboutyou,Neville?"saidRon.
"Well,mygranbroughtmeupandshe’sawitch,"saidNeville,"butthefamilythoughtIwasall-Muggleforages. MyGreatUncleAlgiekepttryingtocatchmeoffmyguardandforcesomemagicoutofme—hepushedmeofftheendofBlackpoolpieronce,Inearlydrowned—butnothinghappeneduntilIwaseight. GreatUncleAlgiecameroundfordinner,andhewashangingmeoutofanupstairswindowbytheankleswhenmyGreatAuntieEnidofferedhimameringueandheaccidentallyletgo. ButIbounced—allthewaydownthegardenandintotheroad. Theywereallreallypleased,Granwascrying,shewassohappy. AndyoushouldhaveseentheirfaceswhenIgotinhere—theythoughtImightnotbemagicenoughtocome,yousee. GreatUncleAlgiewassopleasedheboughtmemytoad."
OnHarry’sotherside,PercyWeasleyandHermioneweretalkingaboutlessons ("Idohopetheystartrightaway,there’ssomuchtolearn,I’mparticularlyinterestedinTransfiguration,youknow,turningsomethingintosomethingelse,ofcourse,it’ssupposedtobeverydifficult—"; "You’llbestartingsmall,justmatchesintoneedlesandthatsortofthing—").
Harry,whowasstartingtofeelwarmandsleepy,lookedupattheHighTableagain. Hagridwasdrinkingdeeplyfromhisgoblet. ProfessorMcGonagallwastalkingtoProfessorDumbledore. ProfessorQuirrell,inhisabsurdturban,wastalkingtoateacherwithgreasyblackhair,ahookednose,andsallowskin.
