Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Lord Voldemort’s request
"Thusfar,asIhopeyouagree,IhaveshownyoureasonablyfirmsourcesoffactformydeductionsastowhatVoldemortdiduntiltheageofseventeen?"
Harrynodded.
"Butnow,Harry,"saidDumbledore,"nowthingsbecomemurkierandstranger.IfitwasdifficulttofindevidenceabouttheboyRiddle,ithasbeenalmostimpossibletofindanyonepreparedtoreminisceaboutthemanVoldemort.Infact,Idoubtwhetherthereisasoulalive,apartfromhimself,whocouldgiveusafullaccountofhislifesinceheleftHogwarts.However,IhavetwolastmemoriesthatIwouldliketosharewithyou."DumbledoreindicatedthetwolittlecrystalbottlesgleamingbesidethePensieve."IshallthenbegladofyouropinionastowhethertheconclusionsIhavedrawnfromthemseemlikely."
TheideathatDumbledorevaluedhisopinionthishighlymadeHarryfeelevenmoredeeplyashamedthathehadfailedinthetaskofretrievingtheHorcruxmemory,andheshiftedguiltilyinhisseatasDumbledoreraisedthefirstofthetwobottlestothelightandexaminedit.
"Ihopeyouarenottiredofdivingintootherpeople’smemories,fortheyarecuriousrecollections,thesetwo,"hesaid."Thisfirstonecamefromaveryoldhouse-elfbythenameofHokey.BeforeweseewhatHokeywitnessed,ImustquicklyrecounthowLordVoldemortleftHogwarts.
"Hereachedtheseventhyearofhisschoolingwith,asyoumighthaveexpected,topgradesineveryexaminationhehadtaken.Allaroundhim,hisclassmatesweredecidingwhichjobstheyweretopursueoncetheyhadleftHogwarts.
