Гарри Поттер и философский камень
Diagon Alley
DeepundertheUnderground. Yeh’ddieofhungertryin’tergetout,evenifyehdidmanagetergetyerhandsonsummat."
HarrysatandthoughtaboutthiswhileHagridreadhisnewspaper,theDailyProphet. HarryhadlearnedfromUncleVernonthatpeoplelikedtobeleftalonewhiletheydidthis,butitwasverydifficult,he’dneverhadsomanyquestionsinhislife.
"Ministryo’Magicmessin’thingsupasusual,"Hagridmuttered,turningthepage.
"There’saMinistryofMagic? "Harryasked,beforehecouldstophimself.
"’Course,"saidHagrid. "TheywantedDumbledoreferMinister,o’course,buthe’dneverleaveHogwarts,sooldCorneliusFudgegotthejob. Bunglerifevertherewasone. SohepeltsDumbledorewithowlseverymorning,askin’feradvice."
"ButwhatdoesaMinistryofMagicdo?"
"Well,theirmainjobistokeepitfromtheMugglesthatthere’sstillwitchesan’wizardsupan’downthecountry."
"Why?"
"Why? Blimey,Harry,everyone’dbewantin’magicsolutionstotheirproblems. Nah,we’rebestleftalone."
Atthismomenttheboatbumpedgentlyintotheharborwall. Hagridfoldeduphisnewspaper,andtheyclamberedupthestonestepsontothestreet.
