Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           Therestoftheteamwasn’ttoocalm,either. TheideaofovertakingSlytherininthehousechampionshipwaswonderful,noonehaddoneitforsevenyears,butwouldtheybeallowedto,withsuchabiasedreferee? 

           Harrydidn’tknowwhetherhewasimaginingitornot,butheseemedtokeeprunningintoSnapewhereverhewent. Attimes,heevenwonderedwhetherSnapewasfollowinghim,tryingtocatchhimonhisown. Potionslessonswereturningintoasortofweeklytorture,SnapewassohorribletoHarry. CouldSnapepossiblyknowthey’dfoundoutabouttheSorcerer’sStone? Harrydidn’tseehowhecould—yethesometimeshadthehorriblefeelingthatSnapecouldreadminds. 

           Harryknew,whentheywishedhimgoodluckoutsidethelockerroomsthenextafternoon,thatRonandHermionewerewonderingwhetherthey’deverseehimaliveagain. Thiswasn’twhatyou’dcallcomforting. HarryhardlyheardawordofWood’speptalkashepulledonhisQuidditchrobesandpickeduphisNimbusTwoThousand. 

           RonandHermione,meanwhile,hadfoundaplaceinthestandsnexttoNeville,whocouldn’tunderstandwhytheylookedsogrimandworried,orwhytheyhadbothbroughttheirwandstothematch. LittledidHarryknowthatRonandHermionehadbeensecretlypracticingtheLeg-LockerCurse. They’dgottentheideafromMalfoyusingitonNeville,andwerereadytouseitonSnapeifheshowedanysignofwantingtohurtHarry. 

           "Now,don’tforget,it’sLocomotorMortis,"HermionemutteredasRonslippedhiswanduphissleeve. 

           "Iknow,"Ronsnapped. "Don’tnag." 

           Backinthelockerroom,WoodhadtakenHarryaside.