Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The secret riddle
"Thereheshowedhiscontemptforanythingthattiedhimtootherpeople,anythingthatmadehimordinary.Eventhen,hewishedtobedifferent,separate,notorious.Heshedhisname,asyouknow,withinafewshortyearsofthatconversationandcreatedthemaskof’LordVoldemort’behindwhichhehasbeenhiddenforsolong.
"ItrustthatyoualsonoticedthatTomRiddlewasalreadyhighlyself-sufficient,secretive,and,apparently,friendless?HedidnotwanthelporcompanionshiponhistriptoDiagonAlley.Hepreferredtooperatealone.TheadultVoldemortisthesame.YouwillhearmanyofhisDeathEatersclaimingthattheyareinhisconfidence,thattheyaloneareclosetohim,evenunderstandhim.Theyaredeluded.LordVoldemorthasneverhadafriend,nordoIbelievethathehaseverwantedone.
"Andlastly...Ihopeyouarenottoosleepytopayattentiontothis,Harry—theyoungTomRiddlelikedtocollecttrophies.Yousawtheboxofstolenarticleshehadhiddeninhisroom.Theseweretakenfromvictimsofhisbullyingbehavior,souvenirs,ifyouwill,ofparticularlyunpleasantbitsofmagic.Bearinmindthismagpie-liketendency,forthis,particularly,willbeimportantlater.
"Andnow,itreallyistimeforbed."
Harrygottohisfeet.Ashewalkedacrosstheroom,hiseyesfelluponthelittletableonwhichMarvoloGaunt’sringhadrestedlasttime,buttheringwasnolongerthere.
"Yes,Harry?"saidDumbledore,forHarryhadcometoahalt.
"Thering’sgone,"saidHarry,lookingaround
