Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           "Hey,Potter,comedown!" 

           OliverWoodhadarrived.Hewascarryingalargewoodencrateunderhisarm.Harrylandednexttohim. 

           "Verynice,"saidWood,hiseyesglinting."IseewhatMcGonagallmeant...youreallyareanatural.I’mjustgoingtoteachyoutherulesthisevening,thenyou’llbejoiningteampracticethreetimesaweek." 

           Heopenedthecrate.Insidewerefourdifferent-sizedballs. 

           "Right,"saidWood."Now,Quidditchiseasyenoughtounderstand,evenifit’snottooeasytoplay.Therearesevenplayersoneachside.ThreeofthemarecalledChasers." 

           "ThreeChasers,"Harryrepeated,asWoodtookoutabrightredballaboutthesizeofasoccerball. 

           "Thisball’scalledtheQuaffle,"saidWood."TheChasersthrowtheQuaffletoeachotherandtryandgetitthroughoneofthehoopstoscoreagoal.TenpointseverytimetheQuafflegoesthroughoneofthehoops.Followme?" 

           "TheChasersthrowtheQuaffleandputitthroughthehoopstoscore,"Harryrecited."So—that’ssortoflikebasketballonbroomstickswithsixhoops,isn’tit?" 

           "What’sbasketball?"saidWoodcuriously. 

           "Nevermind,"saidHarryquickly. 

           "Now,there’sanotherplayeroneachsidewho’scalledtheKeeper—I’mKeeperforGryffindor.Ihavetoflyaroundourhoopsandstoptheotherteamfromscoring."