Гарри Поттер и философский камень
Nicholas Flamel
TherehavebeenmanyreportsoftheSorcerer’sStoneoverthecenturies,buttheonlyStonecurrentlyinexistencebelongstoMr.NicolasFlamel,thenotedalchemistandoperalover. Mr.Flamel,whocelebratedhissixhundredandsixty-fifthbirthdaylastyear,enjoysaquietlifeinDevonwithhiswife,Perenelle(sixhundredandfifty-eight).
"See? "saidHermione,whenHarryandRonhadfinished. "ThedogmustbeguardingFlamel’sSorcerer’sStone! IbetheaskedDumbledoretokeepitsafeforhim,becausethey’refriendsandheknewsomeonewasafterit,that’swhyhewantedtheStonemovedoutofGringotts!"
"Astonethatmakesgoldandstopsyoufromeverdying!"saidHarry. "NowonderSnape’safterit! Anyonewouldwantit."
"Andnowonderwecouldn’tfindFlamelinthatStudyofRecentDevelopmentsinWizardry,"saidRon. "He’snotexactlyrecentifhe’ssixhundredandsixty-five,ishe?"
ThenextmorninginDefenseAgainsttheDarkArts,whilecopyingdowndifferentwaysoftreatingwerewolfbites,HarryandRonwerestilldiscussingwhatthey’ddowithaSorcerer’sStoneiftheyhadone. Itwasn’tuntilRonsaidhe’dbuyhisownQuidditchteamthatHarryrememberedaboutSnapeandthecomingmatch.
"I’mgoingtoplay,"hetoldRonandHermione. "IfIdon’t,alltheSlytherinswillthinkI’mjusttooscaredtofaceSnape. I’llshowthem...it’llreallywipethesmilesofftheirfacesifwewin."
"Justaslongaswe’renotwipingyouoffthefield,"saidHermione.
Asthematchdrewnearer,however,Harrybecamemoreandmorenervous,whateverhetoldRonandHermione.
