Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
"That’sallthereis?"saidHarryblankly.
Dumbledorehadsaidthatthiswasthemostimportantmemoryofall,buthecouldnotseewhatwassosignificantaboutit.Admittedlythefog,andthefactthatnobodyseemedtohavenoticedit,wasodd,butotherthanthatnothingseemedtohavehappenedexceptthatVoldemorthadaskedaquestionandfailedtogetananswer.
"Asyoumighthavenoticed,"saidDumbledore,reseatinghimselfbehindhisdesk,"thatmemoryhasbeentamperedwith."
"Tamperedwith?"repeatedHarry,sittingbackdowntoo.
"Certainly,"saidDumbledore."ProfessorSlughornhasmeddledwithhisownrecollections."
"Butwhywouldhedothat?"
"Because,Ithink,heisashamedofwhatheremembers,"saidDumbledore."Hehastriedtoreworkthememorytoshowhimselfinabetterlight,obliteratingthosepartswhichhedoesnotwishmetosee.Itis,asyouwillhavenoticed,verycrudelydone,andthatisalltothegood,foritshowsthatthetruememoryisstilltherebeneaththealterations.
"Andso,forthefirsttime,Iamgivingyouhomework,Harry.ItwillbeyourjobtopersuadeProfessorSlughorntodivulgetherealmemory,whichwillundoubtedlybeourmostcrucialpieceofinformationofall."
Harrystaredathim.
"Butsurely,sir,"hesaid,keepinghisvoiceasrespectfulaspossible,"youdon’tneedme—youcoulduseLegilimency...orVeritaserum..."
"ProfessorSlughornisanextremelyablewizardwhowillbeexpectingboth,"saidDumbledore
