Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"Whydidthelovepotionstopworking?"
"Again,thisisguesswork,"saidDumbledore,"butIbelievethatMerope,whowasdeeplyinlovewithherhusband,couldnotbeartocontinueenslavinghimbymagicalmeans.Ibelievethatshemadethechoicetostopgivinghimthepotion.Perhaps,besottedasshewas,shehadconvincedherselfthathewouldbynowhavefalleninlovewithherinreturn.Perhapsshethoughthewouldstayforthebaby’ssake.Ifso,shewaswrongonbothcounts.Helefther,neversawheragain,andnevertroubledtodiscoverwhatbecameofhisson."
TheskyoutsidewasinkyblackandthelampsinDumbledore’sofficeseemedtoglowmorebrightlythanbefore.
"Ithinkthatwilldofortonight,Harry,"saidDumbledoreafteramomentortwo.
"Yes,sir,"saidHarry.
Hegottohisfeet,butdidnotleave.
"Sir...isitimportanttoknowallthisaboutVoldemort’spast?"
"Veryimportant,Ithink,"saidDumbledore.
"Andit...it’sgotsomethingtodowiththeprophecy?"
"Ithaseverythingtodowiththeprophecy."
"Right,"saidHarry,alittleconfused,butreassuredallthesame.
Heturnedtogo,thenanotherquestionoccurredtohim,andheturnedbackagain."Sir,amIallowedtotellRonandHermioneeverythingyou’vetoldme?"
Dumbledoreconsideredhimforamoment,thensaid,"Yes,IthinkMr.WeasleyandMissGrangerhaveprovedthemselvestrustworthy.ButHarry,Iamgoingtoaskyoutoaskthemnottorepeatanyofthistoanybodyelse
