Гарри Поттер и философский камень
Nicholas Flamel
Speakingquietlysothatnooneelsewouldhear,HarrytoldtheothertwoaboutSnape’ssudden,sinisterdesiretobeaQuidditchreferee.
"Don’tplay,"saidHermioneatonce.
"Sayyou’reill,"saidRon.
"Pretendtobreakyourleg,"Hermionesuggested.
"Reallybreakyourleg,"saidRon.
"Ican’t,"saidHarry."Thereisn’tareserveSeeker.IfIbackout,Gryffindorcan’tplayatall."
AtthatmomentNevilletoppledintothecommonroom.Howhehadmanagedtoclimbthroughtheportraitholewasanyone’sguess,becausehislegshadbeenstucktogetherwithwhattheyrecognizedatonceastheLeg-LockerCurse.HemusthavehadtobunnyhopallthewayuptoGryffindortower.
EveryonefelloverlaughingexceptHermione,wholeaptupandperformedthecountercurse.Neville’slegssprangapartandhegottohisfeet,trembling. "Whathappened?"Hermioneaskedhim,leadinghimovertositwithHarryandRon.
"Malfoy,"saidNevilleshakily."Imethimoutsidethelibrary.Hesaidhe’dbeenlookingforsomeonetopracticethaton."
"GotoProfessorMcGonagall!"HermioneurgedNeville."Reporthim!"
Nevilleshookhishead.
"Idon’twantmoretrouble,"hemumbled.
