Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Midnight Duel
"NOTHING!Hahaaa!ToldyouIwouldn’tsaynothingifyoudidn’tsayplease!Haha!Haaaaaa!"AndtheyheardthesoundofPeeveswhooshingawayandFilchcursinginrage.
"Hethinksthisdoorislocked,"Harrywhispered."Ithinkwe’llbeokay—getoff,Neville!"ForNevillehadbeentuggingonthesleeveofHarry’sbathrobeforthelastminute."What?"
Harryturnedaround—andsaw,quiteclearly,what.Foramoment,hewassurehe’dwalkedintoanightmare—thiswastoomuch,ontopofeverythingthathadhappenedsofar.
Theyweren’tinaroom,ashehadsupposed.Theywereinacorridor.Theforbiddencorridoronthethirdfloor.Andnowtheyknewwhyitwasforbidden.
Theywerelookingstraightintotheeyesofamonstrousdog,adogthatfilledthewholespacebetweenceilingandfloor.Ithadthreeheads. Threepairsofrolling,madeyes;threenoses,twitchingandquiveringintheirdirection;threedroolingmouths,salivahanginginslipperyropesfromyellowishfangs.
Itwasstandingquitestill,allsixeyesstaringatthem,andHarryknewthattheonlyreasontheyweren’talreadydeadwasthattheirsuddenappearancehadtakenitbysurprise,butitwasquicklygettingoverthat,therewasnomistakingwhatthosethunderousgrowlsmeant.
Harrygropedforthedoorknob—betweenFilchanddeath,he’dtakeFilch.
Theyfellbackward—Harryslammedthedoorshut,andtheyran,theyalmostflew,backdownthecorridor.
