Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Lord Voldemort’s request
Again,somethingwehaveincommon,Ithink."
Voldemortinclinedhishead,unsmiling,andtookanothersipofwine.Dumbledoredidnotbreakthesilencethatstretchedbetweenthemnow,butwaited,withalookofpleasantexpectancy,forVoldemorttotalkfirst.
"Ihavereturned,"hesaid,afteralittlewhile,"later,perhaps,thanProfessorDippetexpected...butIhavereturned,nevertheless,torequestagainwhatheoncetoldmeIwastooyoungtohave.Ihavecometoyoutoaskthatyoupermitmetoreturntothiscastle,toteach.IthinkyoumustknowthatIhaveseenanddonemuchsinceIleftthisplace.Icouldshowandtellyourstudentsthingstheycangainfromnootherwizard."
DumbledoreconsideredVoldemortoverthetopofhisowngobletforawhilebeforespeaking.
"Yes,Icertainlydoknowthatyouhaveseenanddonemuchsinceleavingus,"hesaidquietly."Rumorsofyourdoingshavereachedyouroldschool,Tom.Ishouldbesorrytobelievehalfofthem."
Voldemort’sexpressionremainedimpassiveashesaid,"Greatnessinspiresenvy,envyengendersspite,spitespawnslies.Youmustknowthis,Dumbledore."
"Youcallit’greatness,’whatyouhavebeendoing,doyou?"askedDumbledoredelicately.
"Certainly,"saidVoldemort,andhiseyesseemedtoburnred."Ihaveexperimented;Ihavepushedtheboundariesofmagicfurther,perhaps,thantheyhaveeverbeenpushed—"
"Ofsomekindsofmagic,"Dumbledorecorrectedhimquietly."Ofsome.Ofothers,youremain...forgiveme...woefullyignorant."
Forthefirsttime,Voldemortsmiled.
