Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Keeper of the Keys
That’swhatyehgetwhenapowerful,evilcursetouchesyeh—tookcareofyermuman’dadan’yerhouse,even—butitdidn’tworkonyou, an’that’swhyyerfamous,Harry. Nooneeverlivedafterhedecidedterkill’em,nooneexceptyou, an’he’dkilledsomeo’thebestwitchesan’wizardsoftheage—theMcKinnons,theBones,thePrewetts—an’youwasonlyababy,an’youlived."
SomethingverypainfulwasgoingoninHarry’smind. AsHagrid’sstorycametoaclose,hesawagaintheblindingflashofgreenlight,moreclearlythanhehadeverremembereditbefore—andherememberedsomethingelse,forthefirsttimeinhislife: ahigh,cold,cruellaugh.
Hagridwaswatchinghimsadly.
"Tookyehfromtheruinedhousemyself,onDumbledore’sorders.Broughtyehterthislot..."
"Loadofoldtosh,"saidUncleVernon. Harryjumped; hehadalmostforgottenthattheDursleyswerethere. UncleVernoncertainlyseemedtohavegotbackhiscourage. HewasglaringatHagridandhisfistswereclenched.
"Now,youlistenhere,boy,"hesnarled, "Iacceptthere’ssomethingstrangeaboutyou,probablynothingagoodbeatingwouldn’thavecured—andasforallthisaboutyourparents,well,theywereweirdoes,nodenyingit, andtheworld’sbetteroffwithouttheminmyopinion—askedforalltheygot,gettingmixedupwiththesewizardingtypes —justwhatIexpected,alwaysknewthey’dcometoastickyend—"
Butatthatmoment,Hagridleaptfromthesofaanddrewabatteredpinkumbrellafrominsidehiscoat.
