Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The secret riddle
"Thatmangyoldhalf-bloodhasbeenstealingBlackheirlooms?"saidPhineasNigellus,incensed;andhestalkedoutofhisframe,undoubtedlytovisithisportraitinnumbertwelve,GrimmauldPlace.
"Professor,"saidHarry,afterashortpause,"didProfessorMcGonagalltellyouwhatItoldherafterKatiegothurt?AboutDracoMalfoy?"
"Shetoldmeofyoursuspicions,yes,"saidDumbledore.
"Anddoyou—?"
"IshalltakeallappropriatemeasurestoinvestigateanyonewhomighthavehadahandinKatie’saccident,"saidDumbledore."Butwhatconcernsmenow,Harry,isourlesson."
Harryfeltslightlyresentfulatthis:iftheirlessonsweresoveryimportant,whyhadtherebeensuchalonggapbetweenthefirstandsecond?However,hesaidnomoreaboutDracoMalfoy,butwatchedasDumbledorepouredthefreshmemoriesintothePensieveandbeganswirlingthestonebasinoncemorebetweenhislong-fingeredhands.
"Youwillremember,Iamsure,thatweleftthetaleofLordVoldemort’sbeginningsatthepointwherethehandsomeMuggle,TomRiddle,hadabandonedhiswitchwife,Merope,andreturnedtohisfamilyhomeinLittleHangleton.MeropewasleftaloneinLondon,expectingthebabywhowouldonedaybecomeLordVoldemort."
"HowdoyouknowshewasinLondon,sir?"
"BecauseoftheevidenceofoneCaractacusBurke,"saidDumbledore,"who,byanoddcoincidence,helpedfoundtheveryshopwhencecamethenecklacewehavejustbeendiscussing."
HeswilledthecontentsofthePensieveasHarryhadseenhimswillthembefore,muchasagoldprospectorsiftsforgold.
