Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Thisbeingthecase,Harry,itwillbeyourjobtomakesureIkeepdrinking,evenifyouhavetotipthepotionintomyprotestingmouth.Youunderstand?"

           Theireyesmetoverthebasin,eachpalefacelitwiththatstrange,greenlight.Harrydidnotspeak.Wasthiswhyhehadbeeninvitedalong—sothathecouldforce-feedDumbledoreapotionthatmightcausehimunendurablepain?

           "Youremember,"saidDumbledore,"theconditiononwhichIbroughtyouwithme?"

           Harryhesitated,lookingintotheblueeyesthathadturnedgreeninthereflectedlightofthebasin.

           "Butwhatif—?"

           "Youswore,didyounot,tofollowanycommandIgaveyou?"

           "Yes,but—"

           "Iwarnedyou,didInot,thattheremightbedanger?"

           "Yes,"saidHarry,"but—"

           "Well,then,"saidDumbledore,shakingbackhissleevesoncemoreandraisingtheemptygoblet,"youhavemyorders."

           "Whycan’tIdrinkthepotioninstead?"askedHarrydesperately.

           "BecauseIammucholder,muchcleverer,andmuchlessvaluable,"saidDumbledore."Onceandforall,Harry,doIhaveyourwordthatyouwilldoallinyourpowertomakemekeepdrinking?"

           "Couldn’t—?"

           "DoIhaveit?"

           "But—"

           "Yourword,Harry."

           "I—allright,but—"

           BeforeHarrycouldmakeanyfurtherprotest,Dumbledoreloweredthecrystalgobletintothepotion.Forasplitsecond,Harryhopedthathewouldnotbeabletotouchthepotionwiththegoblet,butthecrystalsankintothesurfaceasnothingelsehad;whentheglasswasfulltothebrim,Dumbledoreliftedittohismouth.

           "Yourgoodhealth,Harry."

           Andhedrainedthegoblet.