Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Lord Voldemort’s request
"Andyoufeelthatyouhaveexertedyourverybesteffortsinthismatter,doyou?Thatyouhaveexercisedallofyourconsiderableingenuity?Thatyouhaveleftnodepthofcunningunplumbedinyourquesttoretrievethememory?"
"Well,"Harrystalled,atalossforwhattosaynext.Hissingleattempttogetholdofthememorysuddenlyseemedembarrassinglyfeeble."Well...thedayRonswallowedlovepotionbymistakeItookhimtoProfessorSlughorn.IthoughtmaybeifIgotProfessorSlughorninagoodenoughmood—"
"Anddidthatwork?"askedDumbledore.
"Well,no,sir,becauseRongotpoisoned—"
"—which,naturally,madeyouforgetallabouttryingtoretrievethememory;Iwouldhaveexpectednothingelse,whileyourbestfriendwasindanger.OnceitbecameclearthatMr.Weasleywasgoingtomakeafullrecovery,however,IwouldhavehopedthatyoureturnedtothetaskIsetyou.IthoughtImadeitcleartoyouhowveryimportantthatmemoryis.Indeed,Ididmybesttoimpressuponyouthatitisthemostcrucialmemoryofallandthatwewillbewastingourtimewithoutit."
Ahot,pricklyfeelingofshamespreadfromthetopofHarry’sheadallthewaydownhisbody.Dumbledorehadnotraisedhisvoice,hedidnotevensoundangry,butHarrywouldhavepreferredhimtoyell;thiscolddisappointmentwasworsethananything.
"Sir,"hesaid,alittledesperately,"itisn’tthatIwasn’tbotheredoranything,I’vejusthadother—otherthing..."
"Otherthingsonyourmind,"Dumbledorefinishedthesentenceforhim."Isee."
