Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Bellatrix’smouthtwistedasthoughshehadtakenanunpleasantdoseofmedicine.

           "Butyoudidn’treturnwhenhecameback,youdidn’tflybacktohimatoncewhenyoufelttheDarkMarkburn—"

           "Correct.Ireturnedtwohourslater.IreturnedonDumbledore’sorders."

           "OnDumbledore’s—?"shebegan,intonesofoutrage.

           "Think!"saidSnape,impatientagain."Think!Bywaitingtwohours,justtwohours,IensuredthatIcouldremainatHogwartsasaspy!ByallowingDumbledoretothinkthatIwasonlyreturningtotheDarkLord’ssidebecauseIwasorderedto,IhavebeenabletopassinformationonDumbledoreandtheOrderofthePhoenixeversince!Consider,Bellatrix:theDarkMarkhadbeengrowingstrongerformonths.Iknewhemustbeabouttoreturn,alltheDeathEatersknew!IhadplentyoftimetothinkaboutwhatIwantedtodo,toplanmynextmove,toescapelikeKarkaroff,didn’tI?

           "TheDarkLord’sinitialdispleasureatmylatenessvanishedentirely,Iassureyou,whenIexplainedthatIremainedfaithful,althoughDumbledorethoughtIwashisman.Yes,theDarkLordthoughtthatIhadlefthimforever,buthewaswrong."

           "Butwhatusehaveyoubeen?"sneeredBellatrix."Whatusefulinformationhavewehadfromyou?"

           "MyinformationhasbeenconveyeddirectlytotheDarkLord,"saidSnape."Ifhechoosesnottoshareitwithyou—"

           "Heshareseverythingwithme!"saidBellatrix,firingupatonce."Hecallsmehismostloyal,hismostfaithful—"

           "Doeshe?"saidSnape,hisvoicedelicatelyinflectedtosuggesthisdisbelief.