Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана

           SnapetookasteptowardDumbledore.

           "SiriusBlackshowedhewascapableofmurderattheageofsixteen,"hebreathed."Youhaven’tforgottenthat,Headmaster?Youhaven’tforgottenthatheoncetriedtokillme?"

           "Mymemoryisasgoodasiteverwas,Severus,"saidDumbledorequietly.

           SnapeturnedonhisheelandmarchedthroughthedoorFudgewasstillholding.Itclosedbehindthem,andDumbledoreturnedtoHarryandHermione.Theybothburstintospeechatthesametime.

           "Professor,Black’stellingthetruth—wesawPettigrew—heescapedwhenProfessorLupinturnedintoawerewolf—"

           "—he’sarat—"

           "—Pettigrew’sfrontpaw,Imean,finger,hecutitoff—"

           "—PettigrewattackedRon,itwasn’tSirius—"

           ButDumbledorehelduphishandtostemthefloodofexplanations.

           "Itisyourturntolisten,andIbegyouwillnotinterruptme,becausethereisverylittletime,"hesaidquietly."ThereisnotashredofprooftosupportBlack’sstory,exceptyourword—andthewordoftwothirteen-year-oldwizardswillnotconvinceanybody.AstreetfullofeyewitnessessworetheysawSiriusmurderPettigrew.ImyselfgaveevidencetotheMinistrythatSiriushadbeenthePotters’Secret-Keeper."

           "ProfessorLupincantellyou—"Harrysaid,unabletostophimself

           "ProfessorLupiniscurrentlydeepintheforest,unabletotellanyoneanything.Bythetimeheishumanagain,itwillbetoolate,Siriuswillbeworsethandead.