Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
HereturnedfromAzkaban,expectingtofindhisdaughterdutifullyawaitinghisreturnwithahotmealreadyonhistable.Instead,hefoundaclearinchofdustandhernoteoffarewell,explainingwhatshehaddone.
"FromallthatIhavebeenabletodiscover,henevermentionedhernameorexistencefromthattimeforth.Theshockofherdesertionmayhavecontributedtohisearlydeath—orperhapshehadsimplyneverlearnedtofeedhimself.AzkabanhadgreatlyweakenedMarvolo,andhedidnotlivetoseeMorfinreturntothecottage."
"AndMerope?She...shedied,didn’tshe?Wasn’tVoldemortbroughtupinanorphanage?"
"Yes,indeed,"saidDumbledore."Wemustdoacertainamountofguessinghere,althoughIdonotthinkitisdifficulttodeducewhathappened.Yousee,withinafewmonthsoftheirrunawaymarriage,TomRiddlereappearedatthemanorhouseinLittleHangletonwithouthiswife.Therumorflewaroundtheneighborhoodthathewastalkingofbeing’hoodwinked’and’takenin.’Whathemeant,Iamsure,isthathehadbeenunderanenchantmentthathadnowlifted,thoughIdaresayhedidnotdareusethoseprecisewordsforfearofbeingthoughtinsane.Whentheyheardwhathewassaying,however,thevillagersguessedthatMeropehadliedtoTomRiddle,pretendingthatshewasgoingtohavehisbaby,andthathehadmarriedherforthisreason."
"Butshedidhavehisbaby."
"Butnotuntilayearaftertheyweremarried.TomRiddleleftherwhileshewasstillpregnant."
"Whatwentwrong?"askedHarry.
