Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"Well,Ihavedecidedthatitistime,nowthatyouknowwhatpromptedLordVoldemorttotryandkillyoufifteenyearsago,foryoutobegivencertaininformation."Therewasapause.
"Yousaid,attheendoflastterm,youweregoingtotellmeeverything,"saidHarry.Itwashardtokeepanoteofaccusationfromhisvoice."Sir,"headded.
"AndsoIdid,"saidDumbledoreplacidly."ItoldyoueverythingIknow.Fromthispointforth,weshallbeleavingthefirmfoundationoffactandjourneyingtogetherthroughthemurkymarshesofmemoryintothicketsofwildestguesswork.Fromhereonin,Harry,ImaybeaswoefullywrongasHumphreyBelcher,whobelievedthetimewasripeforacheesecauldron."
"Butyouthinkyou’reright?"saidHarry.
"NaturallyIdo,butasIhavealreadyproventoyou,Imakemistakeslikethenextman.Infact,being—forgiveme—ratherclevererthanmostmen,mymistakestendtobecorrespondinglyhuger."
"Sir,"saidHarrytentatively,"doeswhatyou’regoingtotellmehaveanythingtodowiththeprophecy?Willithelpme...survive?"
"Ithasaverygreatdealtodowiththeprophecy,"saidDumbledore,ascasuallyasifHarryhadaskedhimaboutthenextday’sweather,"andIcertainlyhopethatitwillhelpyoutosurvive."
Dumbledoregottohisfeetandwalkedaroundthedesk,pastHarry,whoturnedeagerlyinhisseattowatchDumbledorebendingoverthecabinetbesidethedoor.WhenDumbledorestraightenedup,hewasholdingafamiliarshallowstonebasinetchedwithoddmarkingsarounditsrim.
