Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
The Servant of Lord Voldemort
Itwashorribletowatch,likeanoversized,baldingbaby,coweringonthefloor.
"Sirius,Sirius,whatcouldIhavedone?TheDarkLord...youhavenoidea...hehasweaponsyoucan’timagine...Iwasscared,Sirius,IwasneverbravelikeyouandRemusandJames.Inevermeantittohappen...He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Namedforcedme—"
"DON’TLIE!"bellowedBlack."YOU’DBEENPASSINGINFORMATIONTOHIMFORAYEARBEFORELILYANDJAMESDIED!YOUWEREHISSPY!"
"He—hewastakingovereverywhere!"gaspedPettigrew."Wh-whatwastheretobegainedbyrefusinghim?"
"Whatwastheretobegainedbyfightingthemostevilwizardwhohaseverexisted?"saidBlack,withaterriblefuryinhisface."Onlyinnocentlives,Peter!"
"Youdon’tunderstand!"whinedPettigrew."Hewouldhavekilledme,Sirius!"
"THENYOUSHOULDHAVEDIED!"roaredBlack."DIEDRATHERTHANBETRAYYOURFRIENDS,ASWEWOULDHAVEDONEFORYOU!"
BlackandLupinstoodshouldertoshoulder,wandsraised.
"Youshouldhaverealized,"saidLupinquietly,"ifVoldemortdidn’tkillyou,wewould.Good-bye,Peter."
Hermionecoveredherfacewithherhandsandturnedtothewall.
"NO!"Harryyelled.Heranforward,placinghimselfinfrontPettigrew,facingthewands."Youcan’tkillhim,"hesaidbreathlessly."Youcan’t."
BlackandLupinbothlookedstaggered.
"Harry,thispieceofverministhereasonyouhavenoparents,"Blacksnarled."Thiscringingbitoffilthwouldhaveseenyoudietoo,withoutturningahair.Youheardhim.Hisownstinkingskinmeantmoretohimthanyourwholefamily."
