Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Snapedidnotpressthepoint.Hepickeduphisdrinkagain,sippedit,andcontinued,"YouaskwhereIwaswhentheDarkLordfell.Iwaswherehehadorderedmetobe,atHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry,becausehewishedmetospyuponAlbusDumbledore.Youknow,Ipresume,thatitwasontheDarkLord’sordersthatItookupthepost?"

           Shenoddedalmostimperceptiblyandthenopenedhermouth,butSnapeforestalledher.

           "YouaskwhyIdidnotattempttofindhimwhenhevanished.ForthesamereasonthatAvery,Yaxley,theCarrows,Greyback,Lucius,"heinclinedhisheadslightlytoNarcissa,"andmanyothersdidnotattempttofindhim.Ibelievedhimfinished.Iamnotproudofit,Iwaswrong,butthereitis...ifhehadnotforgivenwewholostfaithatthattime,hewouldhaveveryfewfollowersleft."

           "He’dhaveme!"saidBellatrixpassionately."I,whospentmanyyearsinAzkabanforhim!"

           "Yes,indeed,mostadmirable,"saidSnapeinaboredvoice."Ofcourse,youweren’talotofusetohiminprison,butthegesturewasundoubtedlyfine—"

           "Gesture!"sheshrieked;inherfuryshelookedslightlymad."WhileIenduredthedementors,youremainedatHogwarts,comfortablyplayingDumbledore’spet!"

           "Notquite,"saidSnapecalmly."Hewouldn’tgivemetheDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsjob,youknow.Seemedtothinkitmight,ah,bringaboutarelapse...temptmeintomyoldways."

           "ThiswasyoursacrificefortheDarkLord,nottoteachyourfavoritesubject?"shejeered.