Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "Yes,"saidDumbledorequietly."Aterribleloss.Shewasagreatwitch.Justuphere,Ithink—ouch."

           Hehadpointedwithhisinjuredhand.

           "Professor,whathappenedtoyour...?"

           "Ihavenotimetoexplainnow,"saidDumbledore."Itisathrillingtale,Iwishtodoitjustice."

           HesmiledatHarry,whounderstoodthathewasnotbeingsnubbed,andthathehadpermissiontokeepaskingquestions.

           "Sir,IgotaMinistryofMagicleafletbyowl,aboutsecuritymeasuresweshouldalltakeagainsttheDeathEaters..."

           "Yes,Ireceivedonemyself,"saidDumbledore,stillsmiling."Didyoufindituseful?"

           "Notreally."

           "No,Ithoughtnot.Youhavenotaskedme,forinstance,whatismyfavoriteflavorofjam,tocheckthatIamindeedProfessorDumbledoreandnotanimpostor."

           "Ididn’t..."Harrybegan,notentirelysurewhetherhewasbeingreprimandedornot.

           "Forfuturereference,Harry,itisraspberry...althoughofcourse,ifIwereaDeathEater,Iwouldhavebeensuretoresearchmyownjampreferencesbeforeimpersonatingmyself."

           "Er...right,"saidHarry."Well,onthatleaflet,itsaidsomethingaboutInferi.Whatexactlyarethey?Theleafletwasn’tveryclear."

           "Theyarecorpses,"saidDumbledorecalmly."DeadbodiesthathavebeenbewitchedtodoaDarkwizard’sbidding.Inferihavenotbeenseenforalongtime,however,notsinceVoldemortwaslastpowerful...hekilledenoughpeopletomakeanarmyofthem,ofcourse.Thisistheplace,Harry,justhere..."

           Theywerenearingasmall,neatstonehousesetinitsowngarden.