Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Midnight Duel
"Followme,youtwo,"saidProfessorMcGonagall,andtheymarchedonupthecorridor,WoodlookingcuriouslyatHarry.
"Inhere."
ProfessorMcGonagallpointedthemintoaclassroomthatwasemptyexceptforPeeves,whowasbusywritingrudewordsontheblackboard.
"Out,Peeves!"shebarked.Peevesthrewthechalkintoabin,whichclangedloudly,andheswoopedoutcursing.ProfessorMcGonagallslammedthedoorbehindhimandturnedtofacethetwoboys.
"Potter,thisisOliverWood.Wood—I’vefoundyouaSeeker."
Wood’sexpressionchangedfrompuzzlementtodelight.
"Areyouserious,Professor?"
"Absolutely,"saidProfessorMcGonagallcrisply."Theboy’sanatural.I’veneverseenanythinglikeit.Wasthatyourfirsttimeonabroomstick,Potter?"
Harrynoddedsilently.Hedidn’thaveacluewhatwasgoingon,buthedidn’tseemtobebeingexpelled,andsomeofthefeelingstartedcomingbacktohislegs.
"Hecaughtthatthinginhishandafterafifty-footdive,"ProfessorMcGonagalltoldWood."Didn’tevenscratchhimself.CharlieWeasleycouldn’thavedoneit."
Woodwasnowlookingasthoughallhisdreamshadcometrueatonce.
"EverseenagameofQuidditch,Potter?"heaskedexcitedly.
