Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The lightning-struck tower
"Butasforbeingabouttokillme,Draco,youhavehadseverallongminutesnow.Wearequitealone.Iammoredefencelessthanyoucanhavedreamedoffindingme,andstillyouhavenotacted..."
Malfoy’smouthcontortedinvoluntarily,asthoughhehadtastedsomethingverybitter.
"Now,abouttonight,"Dumbledorewenton,"Iamalittlepuzzledabouthowithappened...youknewthatIhadlefttheschool?Butofcourse,"heansweredhisownquestion,"Rosmertasawmeleaving,shetippedyouoffusingyouringeniouscoins,I’msure..."
"That’sright,"saidMalfoy."Butshesaidyouwerejustgoingforadrink,you’dbeback..."
"Well,Icertainlydidhaveadrink...andIcameback...afterafashion,"mumbledDumbledore."Soyoudecidedtospringatrapforme?"
"WedecidedtoputtheDarkMarkovertheTowerandgetyoutohurryuphere,toseewho’dbeenkilled,"saidMalfoy."Anditworked!"
"Well...yesandno..."saidDumbledore."ButamItotakeit,then,thatnobodyhasbeenmurdered?"
"Someone’sdead,"saidMalfoyandhisvoiceseemedtogoupanoctaveashesaidit."Oneofyourpeople...Idon’tknowwho,itwasdark...Isteppedoverthebody...Iwassupposedtobewaitingupherewhenyougotback,onlyyourPhoenixlotgotintheway..."
"Yes,theydothat,"saidDumbledore.
Therewasabangandshoutsfrombelow,louderthanever;itsoundedasthoughpeoplewerefightingontheactualspiralstaircasethatledtowhereDumbledore,MalfoyandHarrystood,andHarry’sheartthunderedunheardinhisinvisiblechest...someonewasdead...Malfoyhadsteppedoverthebody...butwhowasit?
