Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           "ThreeChaserstryandscorewiththeQuaffle; theKeeperguardsthegoalposts; theBeaterskeeptheBludgersawayfromtheirteam,"Harryreeledoff. 

           "Verygood,"saidWood. 

           "Er—havetheBludgerseverkilledanyone? "Harryasked,hopinghesoundedoffhand. 

           "NeveratHogwarts. We’vehadacoupleofbrokenjawsbutnothingworsethanthat. Now,thelastmemberoftheteamistheSeeker. That’syou. Andyoudon’thavetoworryabouttheQuaffleortheBludgers—" 

           "—unlesstheycrackmyheadopen." 

           "Don’tworry,theWeasleysaremorethanamatchfortheBludgers—Imean,they’relikeapairofhumanBludgersthemselves." 

           Woodreachedintothecrateandtookoutthefourthandlastball. ComparedwiththeQuaffleandtheBludgers,itwastiny,aboutthesizeofalargewalnut.Itwasbrightgoldandhadlittleflutteringsilverwings. 

           "This,"saidWood,"istheGoldenSnitch,andit’sthemostimportantballofthelot. It’sveryhardtocatchbecauseit’ssofastanddifficulttosee. It’stheSeeker’sjobtocatchit. You’vegottoweaveinandoutoftheChasers,Beaters,Bludgers,andQuaffletogetitbeforetheotherteam’sSeeker, becausewhicheverSeekercatchestheSnitchwinshisteamanextrahundredandfiftypoints,sotheynearlyalwayswin. That’swhySeekersgetfouledsomuch. AgameofQuidditchonlyendswhentheSnitchiscaught,soitcangoonforages—Ithinktherecordisthreemonths,theyhadtokeepbringingonsubstitutessotheplayerscouldgetsomesleep.