Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
Howwoulditbeifherefusedtopermitthechangeofsubject,ifheinsisteduponarguingthecaseagainstMalfoy?AsthoughhehadreadHarry’smind,Dumbledoreshookhishead.
"Ah,Harry,howoftenthishappens,evenbetweenthebestoffriends!Eachofusbelievesthatwhathehastosayismuchmoreimportantthananythingtheothermighthavetocontribute!"
"Idon’tthinkwhatyou’vegottosayisunimportant,sir,"saidHarrystiffly.
"Well,youarequiteright,becauseitisnot,"saidDumbledorebriskly."Ihavetwomorememoriestoshowyouthisevening,bothobtainedwithenormousdifficulty,andthesecondofthemis,Ithink,themostimportantIhavecollected."
Harrydidnotsayanythingtothis;hestillfeltangryatthereceptionhisconfidenceshadreceived,butcouldnotseewhatwastobegainedbyarguingfurther.
"So,"saidDumbledore,inaringingvoice,"wemeetthiseveningtocontinuethetaleofTomRiddle,whomweleftlastlessonpoisedonthethresholdofhisyearsatHogwarts.Youwillrememberhowexcitedhewastohearthathewasawizard,thatherefusedmycompanyonatriptoDiagonAlley,andthatI,inturn,warnedhimagainstcontinuedthieverywhenhearrivedatschool.
"Well,thestartoftheschoolyeararrivedandwithitcameTomRiddle,aquietboyinhissecond-handrobes,wholinedupwiththeotherfirstyearstobesorted.
