Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Will and Won’t
"I’msorry?"saidDumbledorepolitely.
"No,hedoesn’t.He’samonthyoungerthanDudley,andDuddersdoesn’tturneighteenuntiltheyearafternext."
"Ah,"saidDumbledorepleasantly,"butintheWizardingworld,wecomeofageatseventeen."
UncleVernonmuttered,"Preposterous,"butDumbledoreignoredhim.
"Now,asyoualreadyknow,thewizardcalledLordVoldemorthasreturnedtothiscountry.TheWizardingcommunityiscurrentlyinastateofopenwarfare.Harry,whomLordVoldemorthasalreadyattemptedtokillonanumberofoccasions,isinevengreaterdangernowthanthedaywhenIlefthimuponyourdoorstepfifteenyearsago,withaletterexplainingabouthisparents’murderandexpressingthehopethatyouwouldcareforhimasthoughhewereyourown."
Dumbledorepaused,andalthoughhisvoiceremainedlightandcalm,andhegavenoobvioussignofanger,HarryfeltakindofchillemanatingfromhimandnoticedthattheDursleysdrewveryslightlyclosertogether.
"YoudidnotdoasIasked.YouhavenevertreatedHarryasason.Hehasknownnothingbutneglectandoftencrueltyatyourhands.Thebestthatcanbesaidisthathehasatleastescapedtheappallingdamageyouhaveinflictedupontheunfortunateboysittingbetweenyou."
BothAuntPetuniaandUncleVernonlookedaroundinstinctively,asthoughexpectingtoseesomeoneotherthanDudleysqueezedbetweenthem.
