Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
"TheProphetisboundtoreportthetruthoccasionally,"saidDumbledore,"ifonlyaccidentally.Yes,thatwaswhyweargued.Well,itappearsthatRufusfoundawaytocorneryouatlast."
"Heaccusedmeofbeing’Dumbledore’smanthroughandthrough’."
"Howveryrudeofhim."
"ItoldhimIwas."
Dumbledoreopenedhismouthtospeakandthencloseditagain.BehindHarry,Fawkesthephoenixletoutalow,soft,musicalcry.ToHarry’sintenseembarrassment,hesuddenlyrealizedthatDumbledore’sbrightblueeyeslookedratherwatery,andstaredhastilyathisownknees.WhenDumbledorespoke,however,hisvoicewasquitesteady.
"Iamverytouched,Harry."
"Scrimgeourwantedtoknowwhereyougowhenyou’renotatHogwarts,"saidHarry,stilllookingfixedlyathisknees.
"Yes,heisverynosyaboutthat,"saidDumbledore,nowsoundingcheerful,andHarrythoughtitsafetolookupagain."Hehasevenattemptedtohavemefollowed.Amusing,really.HesetDawlishtotailme.Itwasn’tkind.IhavealreadybeenforcedtojinxDawlishonce;Ididitagainwiththegreatestregret."
"Sotheystilldon’tknowwhereyougo?"askedHarry,hopingformoreinformationonthisintriguingsubject,butDumbledoremerelysmiledoverthetopofhishalf-moonspectacles.
"No,theydon’t,andthetimeisnotquiterightforyoutoknoweither.Now,Isuggestwepresson,unlessthere’sanythingelse—?"
"Thereis,actually,sir,"saidHarry."It’saboutMalfoyandSnape."
"ProfessorSnape,Harry."
"Yes,sir.IoverheardthemduringProfessorSlughorn’sparty...well,Ifollowedthem,actually..."
