Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
HewasplacedinSlytherinHousealmostthemomentthattheSortingHattouchedhishead,"continuedDumbledore,wavinghisblackenedhandtowardtheshelfoverhisheadwheretheSortingHatsat,ancientandunmoving."HowsoonRiddlelearnedthatthefamousfounderoftheHousecouldtalktosnakes,Idonotknow—perhapsthatveryevening.Theknowledgecanonlyhaveexcitedhimandincreasedhissenseofself-importance.
"However,ifhewasfrighteningorimpressingfellowSlytherinswithdisplaysofParseltongueintheircommonroom,nohintofitreachedthestaff.Heshowednosignofoutwardarroganceoraggressionatall.Asanunusuallytalentedandverygood-lookingorphan,henaturallydrewattentionandsympathyfromthestaffalmostfromthemomentofhisarrival.Heseemedpolice,quiet,andthirstyforknowledge.Nearlyallweremostfavorablyimpressedbyhim."
"Didn’tyoutellthem,sir,whathe’dbeenlikewhenyoumethimattheorphanage?"askedHarry.
"No,Ididnot.Thoughhehadshownnohintofremorse,itwaspossiblethathefeltsorryforhowhehadbehavedbeforeandwasresolvedtoturnoverafreshleaf.Ichosetogivehimthatchance."
DumbledorepausedandlookedinquiringlyatHarry,whohadopenedhismouthtospeak.Here,again,wasDumbledore’stendencytotrustpeopleinspiteofoverwhelmingevidencethattheydidnotdeserveit!ButthenHarryrememberedsomething...
"Butyoudidn’treallytrusthim,sir,didyou?Hetoldme...theRiddlewhocameoutofthatdiarysaid,’Dumbledoreneverseemedtolikemeasmuchastheotherteachersdid’."
