Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           Evenbetter,ProfessorFlitwickannouncedinCharmsthathethoughttheywerereadytostartmakingobjectsfly,somethingtheyhadallbeendyingtotrysincethey’dseenhimmakeNeville’stoadzoomaroundtheclassroom. ProfessorFlitwickputtheclassintopairstopractice. Harry’spartnerwasSeamusFinnigan(whichwasarelief,becauseNevillehadbeentryingtocatchhiseye). Ron,however,wastobeworkingwithHermioneGranger. ItwashardtotellwhetherRonorHermionewasangrieraboutthis. Shehadn’tspokentoeitherofthemsincethedayHarry’sbroomstickhadarrived. 

           "Now,don’tforgetthatnicewristmovementwe’vebeenpracticing! "squeakedProfessorFlitwick,perchedontopofhispileofbooksasusual. "Swishandflick,remember,swishandflick. Andsayingthemagicwordsproperlyisveryimportant,too—neverforgetWizardBaruffio,whosaid’s’insteadof’f’andfoundhimselfonthefloorwithabuffaloonhischest." 

           Itwasverydifficult. HarryandSeamusswishedandflicked,butthefeathertheyweresupposedtobesendingskywardjustlayonthedesktop. Seamusgotsoimpatientthatheproddeditwithhiswandandsetfiretoit—Harryhadtoputitoutwithhishat. 

           Ron,atthenexttable,wasn’thavingmuchmoreluck. 

           "WingardiumLeviosa! "heshouted,wavinghislongarmslikeawindmill. 

           "You’resayingitwrong,"HarryheardHermionesnap. "It’sWing-gar-diumLevi-o-sa,makethe’gar’niceandlong." 

           "Youdoit,then,ifyou’resoclever,"Ronsnarled. 

           Hermionerolledupthesleevesofhergown,flickedherwand,andsaid, "WingardiumLeviosa!"