Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Phoenix lament
"Buthewasn’tbittenatthefullmoon,"saidRon,whowasgazingdownintohisbrother’sfaceasthoughhecouldsomehowforcehimtomendjustbystaring."Greybackhadn’ttransformed,sosurelyBillwon’tbea—areal—?"
HelookeduncertainlyatLupin.
"No,Idon’tthinkthatBillwillbeatruewerewolf,"saidLupin,"butthatdoesnotmeanthattherewon’tbesomecontamination.Thosearecursedwounds.Theyareunlikelyevertohealfully,and—andBillmighthavesomewolfishcharacteristicsfromnowon."
"Dumbledoremightknowsomethingthat’dwork,though,"Ronsaid."Whereishe?BillfoughtthosemaniacsonDumbledore’sorders,Dumbledoreoweshim,hecan’tleavehiminthisstate—"
"Ron—Dumbledore’sdead,"saidGinny.
"No!"LupinlookedwildlyfromGinnytoHarry,asthoughhopingthelattermightcontradicther,butwhenHarrydidnor,LupincollapsedintoachairbesideBill’sbed,hishandsoverhisface.HarryhadneverseenLupinlosecontrolbefore;hefeltasthoughhewasintrudinguponsomethingprivate,indecent.HeturnedawayandcaughtRon’seyeinstead,exchanginginsilencealookthatconfirmedwhatGinnyhadsaid.
"Howdidhedie?"whisperedTonks."Howdidithappen?"
"Snapekilledhim,"saidHarry."Iwasthere,Isawit.WearrivedbackontheAstronomyTowerbecausethat’swheretheMarkwas...Dumbledorewasill,hewasweak,butIthinkherealizeditwasatrapwhenweheardfootstepsrunningupthestairs.
