Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Mirror of Erised
"Thelibrary?"saidHagrid,followingthemoutofthehall."Justbeforetheholidays?Bitkeen,aren’tyeh?"
"Oh,we’renotworking,"Harrytoldhimbrightly."EversinceyoumentionedNicolasFlamelwe’vebeentryingtofindoutwhoheis."
"Youwhat?"Hagridlookedshocked."Listenhere—I’vetoldyeh—dropit.It’snothin’toyouwhatthatdog’sguardin’."
"WejustwanttoknowwhoNicolasFlamelis,that’sall,"saidHermione.
"Unlessyou’dliketotellusandsaveusthetrouble?"Harryadded."Wemust’vebeenthroughhundredsofbooksalreadyandwecan’tfindhimanywhere—justgiveusahint—IknowI’vereadhisnamesomewhere."
"I’msayin’nothin’,saidHagridflatly.
"Justhavetofindoutforourselves,then,"saidRon,andtheyleftHagridlookingdisgruntledandhurriedofftothelibrary.
TheyhadindeedbeensearchingbooksforFlamel’snameeversinceHagridhadletitslip,becausehowelseweretheygoingtofindoutwhatSnapewastryingtosteal? Thetroublewas,itwasveryhardtoknowwheretobegin,notknowingwhatFlamelmighthavedonetogethimselfintoabook. Hewasn’tinGreatWizardsoftheTwentiethCentury,orNotableMagicalNamesofOurTime;hewasmissing,too,fromImportantModernMagicalDiscoveries,andAStudyofRecentDevelopmentsinWizardry. Andthen,ofcourse,therewasthesheersizeofthelibrary;tensofthousandsofbooks;thousandsofshelves;hundredsofnarrowrows.
