Гарри Поттер и философский камень

           Hewouldn’thavebeensurprisedifithaddiedofboredomitself —nocompanyexceptstupidpeopledrummingtheirfingersontheglass tryingtodisturbitalldaylong. Itwasworsethanhavingacupboardasabedroom, wheretheonlyvisitorwasAuntPetuniahammeringonthedoortowakeyouup; atleasthegottovisittherestofthehouse. 

           Thesnakesuddenlyopeneditsbeadyeyes. Slowly,veryslowly, itraiseditsheaduntilitseyeswereonalevelwithHarry’s. 

           Itwinked. 

           Harrystared. Thenhelookedquicklyaroundtoseeifanyonewaswatching. Theyweren’t. Helookedbackatthesnakeandwinked,too. 

           ThesnakejerkeditsheadtowardUncleVernonandDudley, thenraiseditseyestotheceiling. ItgaveHarryalookthatsaidquiteplainly: 

           "Igetthatallthetime." 

           "Iknow,"Harrymurmuredthroughtheglass, thoughhewasn’tsurethesnakecouldhearhim. "Itmustbereallyannoying." 

           Thesnakenoddedvigorously. 

           "Wheredoyoucomefrom,anyway?" Harryasked. 

           Thesnakejabbeditstailatalittlesignnexttotheglass. Harrypeeredatit. 

           BoaConstrictor,Brazil. 

           "Wasitnicethere?"