Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           Nevillehadneverbeenonabroomstickinhislife,becausehisgrandmotherhadneverlethimnearone. Privately,Harryfeltshe’dhadgoodreason,becauseNevillemanagedtohaveanextraordinarynumberofaccidentsevenwithbothfeetontheground. 

           HermioneGrangerwasalmostasnervousaboutflyingasNevillewas. Thiswassomethingyoucouldn’tlearnbyheartoutofabook—notthatshehadn’ttried. AtbreakfastonThursdaysheboredthemallstupidwithflyingtipsshe’dgottenoutofalibrarybookcalledQuidditchThroughtheAges. Nevillewashangingontohereveryword,desperateforanythingthatmighthelphimhangontohisbroomsticklater,buteverybodyelsewasverypleasedwhenHermione’slecturewasinterruptedbythearrivalofthemail. 

           Harryhadn’thadasinglelettersinceHagrid’snote,somethingthatMalfoyhadbeenquicktonotice,ofcourse. Malfoy’seagleowlwasalwaysbringinghimpackagesofsweetsfromhome,whichheopenedgloatinglyattheSlytherintable. 

           AbarnowlbroughtNevilleasmallpackagefromhisgrandmother. Heopeneditexcitedlyandshowedthemaglassballthesizeofalargemarble,whichseemedtobefullofwhitesmoke. 

           "It’saRemembrall! "heexplained. "GranknowsIforgetthings—thistellsyouifthere’ssomethingyou’veforgottentodo. Look,youholdittightlikethisandifitturnsred—oh..." Hisfacefell,becausetheRemembrallhadsuddenlyglowedscarlet,"...you’veforgottensomething..." 

           Nevillewastryingtorememberwhathe’dforgottenwhenDracoMalfoy,whowaspassingtheGryffindortable,snatchedtheRemembralloutofhishand.