Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The secret riddle
"YouwillleavefromKing’sCrossStationonthefirstofSeptember.Thereisatrainticketintheretoo."
Riddlenodded.Dumbledoregottohisfeetandheldouthishandagain.Takingit,Riddlesaid,"Icanspeaktosnakes.Ifoundoutwhenwe’vebeentothecountryontrips—theyfindme,theywhispertome.Isthatnormalforawizard?"
Harrycouldtellthathehadwithheldmentionofthisstrangestpoweruntilthatmoment,determinedtoimpress.
"Itisunusual,"saidDumbledore,afteramoment’shesitation,"butnotunheardof."
HistonewascasualbuthiseyesmovedcuriouslyoverRiddle’sface.Theystoodforamoment,manandboy,staringateachother.Thenthehandshakewasbroken;Dumbledorewasatthedoor.
"Goodbye,Tom.IshallseeyouatHogwarts."
"Ithinkthatwilldo,"saidthewhite-hairedDumbledoreatHarry’sside,andsecondslater,theyweresoaringweightlesslythroughdarknessoncemore,beforelandingsquarelyinthepresent-dayoffice.
"Sitdown,"saidDumbledore,landingbesideHarry.
Harryobeyed,hismindstillfullofwhathehadjustseen.
"HebelieveditmuchquickerthanIdid—Imean,whenyoutoldhimhewasawizard,"saidHarry."Ididn’tbelieveHagridatfirst,whenhetoldme."
"Yes,Riddlewasperfectlyreadytobelievethathewas—tousehisword—’special,’"saidDumbledore.
"Didyouknow—then?"askedHarry.
"DidIknowthatIhadjustmetthemostdangerousDarkwizardofalltime?"saidDumbledore."No,Ihadnoideathathewastogrowuptobewhatheis.However,Iwascertainlyintriguedbyhim.
