Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Spinner’s End
Youcouldhavekilledhimatanypointinthepastfiveyears.Youhavenotdoneit.Why?"
"HaveyoudiscussedthismatterwiththeDarkLord?"askedSnape.
"He...lately,we...Iamaskingyou,Snape!"
"IfIhadmurderedHarryPotter,theDarkLordcouldnothaveusedhisbloodtoregenerate,makinghiminvincible—"
"Youclaimyouforesawhisuseoftheboy!"shejeered.
"Idonotclaimit;Ihadnoideaofhisplans;IhavealreadyconfessedthatIthoughttheDarkLorddead.IammerelytryingtoexplainwhytheDarkLordisnotsorrythatPottersurvived,atleastuntilayearago..."
"Butwhydidyoukeephimalive?"
"Haveyounotunderstoodme?ItwasonlyDumbledore’sprotectionthatwaskeepingmeoutofAzkaban!Doyoudisagreethatmurderinghisfavoritestudentmighthaveturnedhimagainstme?Buttherewasmoretoitthanthat.IshouldremindyouthatwhenPotterfirstarrivedatHogwartstherewerestillmanystoriescirculatingabouthim,rumorsthathehimselfwasagreatDarkwizard,whichwashowhehadsurvivedtheDarkLord’sattack.Indeed,manyoftheDarkLord’soldfollowersthoughtPottermightbeastandardaroundwhichwecouldallrallyoncemore.Iwascurious,Iadmitit,andnotatallinclinedtomurderhimthemomenthesetfootinthecastle.
"Ofcourse,itbecameapparenttomeveryquicklythathehadnoextraordinarytalentatall.Hehasfoughthiswayoutofanumberoftightcornersbyasimplecombinationofsheerluckandmoretalentedfriends.
