Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Heismediocretothelastdegree,thoughasobnoxiousandself-satisfiedaswashisfatherbeforehim.IhavedonemyutmosttohavehimthrownoutofHogwarts,whereIbelievehescarcelybelongs,butkillhim,orallowhimtobekilledinfrontofme?IwouldhavebeenafooltoriskitwithDumbledorecloseathand."

           "AndthroughallthiswearesupposedtobelieveDumbledorehasneversuspectedyou?"askedBellatrix."Hehasnoideaofyourtrueallegiance,hetrustsyouimplicitlystill?"

           "Ihaveplayedmypartwell,"saidSnape."AndyouoverlookDumbledore’sgreatestweakness:hehastobelievethebestofpeople.IspunhimataleofdeepestremorsewhenIjoinedhisstaff,freshfrommyDeathEaterdays,andheembracedmewithopenarms—though,asIsay,neverallowingmenearertheDarkArtsthanhecouldhelp.Dumbledorehasbeenagreatwizard—ohyes,hehas,"(forBellatrixhadmadeascathingnoise),"theDarkLordacknowledgesit.Iampleasedtosay,however,thatDumbledoreisgrowingold.TheduelwiththeDarkLordlastmonthshookhim.Hehassincesustainedaseriousinjurybecausehisreactionsareslowerthantheyoncewere.Butthroughalltheseyears,hehasneverstoppedtrustingSeverusSnape,andthereinliesmygreatvaluetotheDarkLord."

           Bellatrixstilllookedunhappy,thoughsheappearedunsurehowbesttoattackSnapenext.Takingadvantageofhersilence,Snapeturnedtohersister.

           "Now...youcametoaskmeforhelp,Narcissa?"

           Narcissalookedupathim,herfaceeloquentwithdespair.

           "Yes,Severus...