Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The secret riddle
IreturnedtoHogwartsintendingtokeepaneyeuponhim,somethingIshouldhavedoneinanycase,giventhathewasaloneandfriendless,butwhich,already,IfeltIoughttodoforothers’sakeasmuchashis.
"Hispowers,asyouheard,weresurprisinglywell-developedforsuchayoungwizardand—mostinterestinglyandominouslyofall—hehadalreadydiscoveredthathehadsomemeasureofcontroloverthem,andbeguntousethemconsciously.Andasyousaw,theywerenottherandomexperimentstypicalofyoungwizards:hewasalreadyusingmagicagainstotherpeople,tofrighten,topunish,tocontrol.Thelittlestoriesofthestrangledrabbitandtheyoungboyandgirlheluredintoacaveweremostsuggestive...IcanmakethemhurtifIwantto..."
"AndhewasaParselmouth,"interjectedHarry.
"Yes,indeed;arareability,andonesupposedlyconnectedwiththeDarkArts,althoughasweknow,thereareParselmouthsamongthegreatandthegoodtoo.Infact,hisabilitytospeaktoserpentsdidnotmakemenearlyasuneasyashisobviousinstinctsforcruelty,secrecy,anddomination.
"Timeismakingfoolsofusagain,"saidDumbledore,indicatingthedarkskybeyondthewindows."Butbeforewepart,Iwanttodrawyourattentiontocertainfeaturesofthescenewehavejustwitnessed,fortheyhaveagreatbearingonthemattersweshallbediscussinginfuturemeetings.
"Firstly,IhopeyounoticedRiddle’sreactionwhenImentionedthatanothersharedhisfirstname,’Tom’?"
Harrynodded.
