Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"Yes,thatwasTomRiddlesenior,thehandsomeMugglewhousedtogoridingpasttheGauntcottageandforwhomMeropeGauntcherishedasecret,burningpassion."
"Andtheyendedupmarried?"Harrysaidindisbelief,unabletoimaginetwopeoplelesslikelytofallinlove.
"Ithinkyouareforgetting,"saidDumbledore,"thatMeropewasawitch.Idonotbelievethathermagicalpowersappearedtotheirbestadvantagewhenshewasbeingterrorizedbyherfather.OnceMarvoloandMorfinweresafelyinAzkaban,onceshewasaloneandfreeforthefirsttimeinherlife,then,Iamsure,shewasabletogivefullreintoherabilitiesandtoplotherescapefromthedesperatelifeshehadledforeighteenyears."
"CanyounotthinkofanymeasureMeropecouldhavetakentomakeTomRiddleforgethisMugglecompanion,andfallinlovewithherinstead?"
"TheImperiusCurse?"Harrysuggested."Oralovepotion?"
"Verygood.Personally,Iaminclinedtothinkthatsheusedalovepotion.Iamsureitwouldhaveseemedmoreromantictoher,andIdonotthinkitwouldhavebeenverydifficult,somehotday,whenRiddlewasridingalone,topersuadehimtotakeadrinkofwater.Inanycase,withinafewmonthsofthescenewehavejustwitnessed,thevillageofLittleHangletonenjoyedatremendousscandal.Youcanimaginethegossipitcausedwhenthesquire’ssonranoffwiththetramp’sdaughter,Merope.
"Butthevillagers’shockwasnothingtoMarvolo’s.
