Гарри Поттер и философский камень
Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
"Well,Idon’s’poseitcouldhurttertellyehthat...let’ssee...heborrowedFluffyfromme...thensomeo’theteachersdidenchantments...ProfessorSprout—ProfessorFlitwick—ProfessorMcGonagall—"hetickedthemoffonhisfingers,"ProfessorQuirrell—an’Dumbledorehimselfdidsomethin’,o’course. Hangon,I’veforgottensomeone. Ohyeah,ProfessorSnape."
"Snape?"
"Yeah—yernotstillonabou’that,areyeh? Look,SnapehelpedprotecttheStone,he’snotaboutterstealit."
HarryknewRonandHermionewerethinkingthesameashewas. IfSnapehadbeeninonprotectingtheStone,itmusthavebeeneasytofindouthowtheotherteachershadguardedit. Heprobablykneweverything—except,itseemed,Quirrell’sspellandhowtogetpastFluffy.
"You’retheonlyonewhoknowshowtogetpastFluffy,aren’tyou,Hagrid?" saidHarryanxiously. "Andyouwouldn’ttellanyone,wouldyou? Notevenoneoftheteachers?"
"Notasoulknowsexceptmean’Dumbledore,"saidHagridproudly.
"Well,that’ssomething,"Harrymutteredtotheothers. "Hagrid,canwehaveawindowopen? I’mboiling."
"Can’t,Harry,sorry,"saidHagrid. Harrynoticedhimglanceatthefire. Harrylookedatit,too.
"Hagrid—what’sthat?"
Buthealreadyknewwhatitwas. Intheveryheartofthefire,underneaththekettle,wasahuge,blackegg.
