Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Ibeartheunmistakablesignsofhavingtriedtoliveamongwizards,yousee,whereastheyhaveshunnednormalsocietyandliveonthemargins,stealing—andsometimeskilling—toeat."
"HowcometheylikeVoldemort?"
"Theythinkthat,underhisrule,theywillhaveabetterlife,"saidLupin."AnditishardtoarguewithGreybackoutthere..."
"Who’sGreyback?"
"Youhaven’theardofhim?"Lupin’shandsclosedconvulsivelyinhislap."FenrirGreybackis,perhaps,themostsavagewerewolfalivetoday.Heregardsitashismissioninlifetobiteandtocontaminateasmanypeopleaspossible;hewantstocreateenoughwerewolvestoovercomethewizards.Voldemorthaspromisedhimpreyinreturnforhisservices.Greybackspecializesinchildren...bitethemyoung,hesays,andraisethemawayfromtheirparents,raisethemtohatenormalwizards.Voldemorthasthreatenedtounleashhimuponpeople’ssonsanddaughters;itisathreatthatusuallyproducesgoodresults."
Lupinpausedandthensaid,"ItwasGreybackwhobitme."
"What?"saidHarry,astonished."When—whenyouwereakid,youmean?"
"Yes.Myfatherhadoffendedhim.Ididnotknow,foraverylongtime,theidentityofthewerewolfwhohadattackedme;Ievenfeltpityforhim,thinkingthathehadhadnocontrol,knowingbythenhowitfelttotransform.ButGreybackisnotlikethat.Atthefullmoon,hepositionshimselfclosetovictims,ensuringthatheisnearenoughtostrike.Heplansitall.AndthisisthemanVoldemortisusingtomarshalthewerewolves.
