Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The secret riddle
"InDiagonAlley,"saidDumbledore."Ihaveyourlistofbooksandschoolequipmentwithme.Icanhelpyoufindeverything—"
"You’recomingwithme?"askedRiddle,lookingup.
"Certainly,ifyou—"
"Idon’tneedyou,"saidRiddle."I’musedtodoingthingsformyself,IgoroundLondononmyownallthetime.HowdoyougettothisDiagonAlley—sir?"headded,catchingDumbledore’seye.
HarrythoughtthatDumbledorewouldinsistuponaccompanyingRiddle,butonceagainhewassurprised.DumbledorehandedRiddletheenvelopecontaininghislistofequipment,andaftertellingRiddleexactlyhowtogettotheLeakyCauldronfromtheorphanage,hesaid,"Youwillbeabletoseeit,althoughMugglesaroundyou—non-magicalpeople,thatis—willnot.AskforTomthebarman—easyenoughtoremember,ashesharesyourname—"
Riddlegaveanirritabletwitch,asthoughtryingtodisplaceanirksomefly.
"Youdislikethename’Tom’?"
"TherearealotofToms,"mutteredRiddle.Then,asthoughhecouldnotsuppressthequestion,asthoughitburstfromhiminspiteofhimself,heasked,"Wasmyfatherawizard?HewascalledTomRiddletoo,they’vetoldme."
"I’mafraidIdon’tknow,"saidDumbledore,hisvoicegentle.
"Mymothercan’thavebeenmagic,orshewouldn’thavedied,"saidRiddle,moretohimselfthanDumbledore."Itmust’vebeenhim.So—whenI’vegotallmystuff—whendoIcometothisHogwarts?"
"Allthedetailsareonthesecondpieceofparchmentinyourenvelope,"saidDumbledore.
