Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Heir of Slytherin
"Iknewitwouldn’tbesafetoopentheChamberagainwhileIwasstillatschool. ButIwasn’tgoingtowastethoselongyearsI’dspentsearchingforit. Idecidedtoleavebehindadiary,preservingmysixteen-year-oldselfinitspages,sothatoneday,withluck,Iwouldbeabletoleadanotherinmyfootsteps,andfinishSalazarSlytherin’snoblework."
"Well,youhaven’tfinishedit,"saidHarrytriumphantly. "Noone’sdiedthistime,noteventhecat. InafewhourstheMandrakeDraughtwillbereadyandeveryonewhowaspetrifiedwillbeallrightagain—"
"Haven’tIalreadytoldyou,"saidRiddlequietly,"thatkillingMudbloodsdoesn’tmattertomeanymore?Formanymonthsnow,mynewtargethasbeen-you."
Harrystaredathim.
"ImaginehowangryIwaswhenthenexttimemydiarywasopened,itwasGinnywhowaswritingtome,notyou. Shesawyouwiththediary,yousee,andpanicked. Whatifyoufoundouthowtoworkit,andIrepeatedallhersecretstoyou?Whatif,evenworse,Itoldyouwho’dbeenstranglingroosters?Sothefoolishlittlebratwaiteduntilyourdormitorywasdesertedandstoleitback. ButIknewwhatImustdo. ItwascleartomethatyouwereonthetrailofSlytherin’sheir.FromeverythingGinnyhadtoldmeaboutyou,Iknewyouwouldgotoanylengthstosolvethemystery-particularlyifoneofyourbestfriendswasattacked. AndGinnyhadtoldmethewholeschoolwasbuzzingbecauseyoucouldspeakParseltongue...
"SoImadeGinnywriteherownfarewellonthewallandcomedownheretowait.
