Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "Doeshestill,afterthefiascoattheMinistry?"

           "Thatwasnotmyfault!"saidBellatrix,flushing."TheDarkLordhas,inthepast,entrustedmewithhismostprecious—ifLuciushadn’t—"

           "Don’tyoudare—don’tyoudareblamemyhusband!"saidNarcissa,inalowanddeadlyvoice,lookingupathersister.

           "Thereisnopointapportioningblame,"saidSnapesmoothly."Whatisdone,isdone."

           "Butnotbyyou!"saidBellatrixfuriously."No,youwereonceagainabsentwhiletherestofusrandangers,wereyounot,Snape?"

           "Myordersweretoremainbehind,"saidSnape."PerhapsyoudisagreewiththeDarkLord,perhapsyouthinkthatDumbledorewouldnothavenoticedifIhadjoinedforceswiththeDeathEaterstofighttheOrderofthePhoenix?And—forgiveme—youspeakofdangers...youwerefacingsixteenagers,wereyounot?"

           "Theywerejoined,asyouverywellknow,byhalfoftheOrderbeforelong!"snarledBellatrix."And,whileweareonthesubjectoftheOrder,youstillclaimyoucannotrevealthewhereaboutsoftheirheadquarters,don’tyou?"

           "IamnottheSecret-Keeper;Icannotspeakthenameoftheplace.Youunderstandhowtheenchantmentworks,Ithink?TheDarkLordissatisfiedwiththeinformationIhavepassedhimontheOrder.Itled,asperhapsyouhaveguessed,totherecentcaptureandmurderofEmmelineVance,anditcertainlyhelpeddisposeofSiriusBlack,thoughIgiveyoufullcreditforfinishinghimoff."

           Heinclinedhisheadandtoastedher.Herexpressiondidnorsoften.

           "Youareavoidingmylastquestion,Snape.HarryPotter.