Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
Ibelievethatitwasthenthathedroppedthenameforever,assumedtheidentityofLordVoldemort,andbeganhisinvestigationsintohispreviouslydespisedmother’sfamily—thewomanwhom,youwillremember,hehadthoughtcouldnotbeawitchifshehadsuccumbedtotheshamefulhumanweaknessofdeath.
"Allhehadtogouponwasthesinglename’Marvolo,’whichheknewfromthosewhorantheorphanagehadbeenhismother’sfather’sname.Finally,afterpainstakingresearch,througholdbooksofWizardingfamilies,hediscoveredtheexistenceofSlytherin’ssurvivingline.Inthesummerofhissixteenthyear,helefttheorphanagetowhichhereturnedannuallyandsetofftofindhisGauntrelatives.Andnow,Harry,ifyouwillstand..."
Dumbledorerose,andHarrysawthathewasagainholdingasmallcrystalbottlefilledwithswirling,pearlymemory.
"Iwasveryluckytocollectthis,"hesaid,ashepouredthegleamingmassintothePensieve."Asyouwillunderstandwhenwehaveexperiencedit.Shallwe?"
Harrysteppeduptothestonebasinandbowedobedientlyuntilhisfacesankthroughthesurfaceofthememory;hefeltthefamiliarsensationoffallingthroughnothingnessandthenlandeduponadirtystonefloorinalmosttotaldarkness.
Ittookhimseveralsecondstorecognizetheplace,bywhichtimeDumbledorehadlandedbesidehim.TheGaunts’housewasnowmoreindescribablyfilthythananywhereHarryhadeverseen.
