Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Lord Voldemort’s request
"Madtoyou,perhaps,butnottoVoldemort,"saidDumbledore."Ihopeyouwillunderstandinduecourseexactlywhatthoseobjectsmeanttohim,Harry,butyoumustadmitthatitisnotdifficulttoimaginethathesawthelocket,atleast,asrightfullyhis."
"Thelocketmaybe,"saidHarry,"butwhytakethecupaswell?"
"IthadbelongedtoanotherofHogwarts’sfounders,"saidDumbledore."IthinkhestillfeltagreatpulltowardtheschoolandthathecouldnotresistanobjectsosteepedinHogwarts’history.Therewereotherreasons,Ithink...Ihopetobeabletodemonstratethemtoyouinduecourse.
"AndnowfortheverylastrecollectionIhavetoshowyou,atleastuntilyoumanagetoretrieveProfessorSlughorn’smemoryforus.TenyearsseparatesHokey’smemoryandthisone,tenyearsduringwhichwecanonlyguessatwhatLordVoldemortwasdoing..."
HarrygottohisfeetoncemoreasDumbledoreemptiedthelastmemoryintothePensieve.
"Whosememoryisit?"heasked.
"Mine,"saidDumbledore.
AndHarrydivedafterDumbledorethroughtheshiftingsilvermass,landingintheveryofficehehadjustleft.TherewasFawkesslumberinghappilyonhisperch,andtherebehindthedeskwasDumbledore,wholookedverysimilartotheDumbledorestandingbesideHarry,thoughbothhandswerewholeandundamagedandhisfacewas,perhaps,alittlelesslined.Theonedifferencebetweenthepresent-dayofficeandthisonewasthatitwassnowinginthepast;bluishflecksweredriftingpastthewindowinthedarkandbuildingupontheoutsideledge.
