Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "Whatifyourback-uphasbeenthwartedbymyguard?Asyouhaveperhapsrealised,therearemembersoftheOrderofthePhoenixheretonight,too.Andafterall,youdon’treallyneedhelp...Ihavenowandatthemoment...Icannotdefendmyself."

           Malfoymerelystaredathim.

           "Isee,"saidDumbledorekindly,whenMalfoyneithermovednorspoke."Youareafraidtoactuntiltheyjoinyou."

           "I’mnotafraid!"snarledMalfoy,thoughhestillmadenomovetohurtDumbledore."It’syouwhoshouldbescared!"

           "Butwhy?Idon’tthinkyouwillkillme,Draco.Killingisnotnearlyaseasyastheinnocentbelieve...sotellme,whilewewaitforyourfriends...howdidyousmuggletheminhere?Itseemstohavetakenyoualongtimetoworkouthowtodoit."

           Malfoylookedasthoughhewasfightingdowntheurgetoshout,ortovomit.Hegulpedandtookseveraldeepbreaths,glaringatDumbledore,hiswandpointingdirectlyatthelatter’sheart.Then,asthoughhecouldnothelphimself,hesaid,"IhadtomendthatbrokenVanishingCabinetthatnoone’susedforyears.TheoneMontaguegotlostinlastyear."

           "Aaaah."

           Dumbledore’ssighwashalfagroan.Heclosedhiseyesforamoment.

           "Thatwasclever...thereisapair,Itakeit?"

           "Theother’sinBorginandBurkes,"saidMalfoy,"andtheymakeakindofpassagebetweenthem.