Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Midnight Duel
"Wood’scaptainoftheGryffindorteam,"ProfessorMcGonagallexplained.
"He’sjustthebuildforaSeeker,too,"saidWood,nowwalkingaroundHarryandstaringathim."Light—speedy—we’llhavetogethimadecentbroom,Professor—aNimbusTwoThousandoraCleansweepSeven,I’dsay."
"IshallspeaktoProfessorDumbledoreandseeifwecan’tbendthefirst-yearrule.Heavenknows,weneedabetterteamthanlastyear.FlattenedinthatlastmatchbySlytherin,Icouldn’tlookSeverusSnapeinthefaceforweeks..."
ProfessorMcGonagallpeeredsternlyoverherglassesatHarry.
"Iwanttohearyou’retraininghard,Potter,orImaychangemymindaboutpunishingyou."
Thenshesuddenlysmiled.
"Yourfatherwouldhavebeenproud,"shesaid."HewasanexcellentQuidditchplayerhimself."
"You’rejoking."
Itwasdinnertime.HarryhadjustfinishedtellingRonwhathadhappenedwhenhe’dleftthegroundswithProfessorMcGonagall.Ronhadapieceofsteakandkidneypiehalfwaytohismouth,buthe’dforgottenallaboutit.
"Seeker?"hesaid."Butfirstyearsnever—youmustbetheyoungesthouseplayerinabout—"
"—acentury,"saidHarry,shovelingpieintohismouth.Hefeltparticularlyhungryaftertheexcitementoftheafternoon."Woodtoldme."
