Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           "DoublePotionswiththeSlytherins,"saidRon. "Snape’sHeadofSlytherinHouse. Theysayhealwaysfavorsthem—we’llbeabletoseeifit’strue." 

           "WishMcGonagallfavoredus,"saidHarry. ProfessorMcGonagallwasheadofGryffindorHouse,butithadn’tstoppedherfromgivingthemahugepileofhomeworkthedaybefore. 

           Justthen,themailarrived. Harryhadgottenusedtothisbynow,butithadgivenhimabitofashockonthefirstmorning,whenaboutahundredowlshadsuddenlystreamedintotheGreatHallduringbreakfast,circlingthetablesuntiltheysawtheirowners,anddroppinglettersandpackagesontotheirlaps. 

           Hedwighadn’tbroughtHarryanythingsofar. Shesometimesflewintonibblehisearandhaveabitoftoastbeforegoingofftosleepintheowlerywiththeotherschoolowls. Thismorning,however,shefluttereddownbetweenthemarmaladeandthesugarbowlanddroppedanoteontoHarry’splate. Harrytoreitopenatonce. Itsaid,inaveryuntidyscrawl: 

           DearHarry, 

           IknowyougetFridayafternoonsoff,sowouldyouliketocomeandhaveacupofteawithmearoundthree? 

           Iwanttohearallaboutyourfirstweek. SendusananswerbackwithHedwig. 

           Hagrid 

           HarryborrowedRon’squill,scribbledYes,please,seeyoulateronthebackofthenote,andsentHedwigoffagain.