Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Buthowdoweknow?"
"Itisn’tourbusinesstoknow,"saidLupinunexpectedly.HehadturnedhisbackonthefirenowandfacedHarryacrossMr.Weasley."It’sDumbledore’sbusiness.DumbledoretrustsSeverus,andthatoughttobegoodenoughforallofus."
"But,"saidHarry,"justsay—justsayDumbledore’swrongaboutSnape—"
"Peoplehavesaidit,manytimes.ItcomesdowntowhetherornotyoutrustDumbledore’sjudgment.Ido;therefore,ItrustSeverus."
"ButDumbledorecanmakemistakes,"arguedHarry."Hesaysithimself.Andyou—"
HelookedLupinstraightintheeye.
"—doyouhonestlylikeSnape?"
"IneitherlikenordislikeSeverus,"saidLupin."No,Harry,Iamspeakingthetruth,"headded,asHarrypulledaskepticalexpression."Weshallneverbebosomfriends,perhaps;afterallthathappenedbetweenJamesandSiriusandSeverus,thereistoomuchbitternessthere.ButIdonotforgetthatduringtheyearItaughtatHogwarts,SeverusmadetheWolfsbanePotionformeeverymonth,madeitperfectly,sothatIdidnothavetosufferasIusuallydoatthefullmoon."
"Buthe’accidentally’letitslipthatyou’reawerewolf,soyouhadtoleave!"saidHarryangrily.
Lupinshrugged.
"Thenewswouldhaveleakedoutanyway.Webothknowhewantedmyjob,buthecouldhavewreakedmuchworsedamageonmebytamperingwiththepotion.Hekeptmehealthy.Imustbegrateful."
"Maybehedidn’tdaremesswiththepotionwithDumbledorewatchinghim!"saidHarry.
"Youaredeterminedtohatehim,Harry,"saidLupinwithafaintsmile.
