Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           thinkyouaretheonlyonewhocanhelpme,Ihavenowhereelsetoturn.Luciusisinjailand..."

           Sheclosedhereyesandtwolargetearsseepedfrombeneathhereyelids.

           "TheDarkLordhasforbiddenmetospeakofit,"Narcissacontinued,hereyesstillclosed."Hewishesnonetoknowoftheplan.Itis...verysecret.But—"

           "Ifhehasforbiddenit,yououghtnottospeak,"saidSnapeatonce."TheDarkLord’swordislaw."

           Narcissagaspedasthoughhehaddousedherwithcoldwater.Bellatrixlookedsatisfiedforthefirsttimesinceshehadenteredthehouse.

           "There!"shesaidtriumphantlytohersister."EvenSnapesaysso:Youweretoldnottotalk,soholdyoursilence!"

           ButSnapehadgottentohisfeetandstrodetothesmallwindow,peeredthroughthecurtainsatthedesertedstreet,thenclosedthemagainwithajerk.HeturnedaroundtofaceNarcissa,frowning.

           "ItsohappensthatIknowoftheplan,"hesaidinalowvoice."IamoneofthefewtheDarkLordhastold.Nevertheless,hadInotbeeninonthesecret,Narcissa,youwouldhavebeenguiltyofgreattreacherytotheDarkLord."

           "Ithoughtyoumustknowaboutit!"saidNarcissa,breathingmorefreely."Hetrustsyouso,Severus..."

           "Youknowabouttheplan?"saidBellatrix,herfleetingexpressionofsatisfactionreplacedbyalookofoutrage."Youknow?"

           "Certainly,"saidSnape."Butwhathelpdoyourequire,Narcissa?IfyouareimaginingIcanpersuadetheDarkLordtochangehismind,Iamafraidthereisnohope,noneatall."

           "Severus,"shewhispered,tearsslidingdownherpalecheeks.