Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "ProfessorDumbledorenevertoldmetostopfollowinghisordersifhedied."

           "But—"

           "There’sonethingyoushouldknowbeforetheMinistrygetshere,though.MadamRosmerta’sundertheImperiusCurse,shewashelpingMalfoyandtheDeathEaters,that’showthenecklaceandthepoisonedmead—"

           "Rosmerta?"saidProfessorMcGonagallincredulously,butbeforeshecouldgoon,therewasaknockonthedoorbehindthemandProfessorsSprout,Flitwick,andSlughorntraipsedintotheroom,followedbyHagrid,whowasstillweepingcopiously,hishugeframetremblingwithgrief.

           "Snape!"ejaculatedSlughorn,wholookedthemostshaken,paleandsweating."Snape!Itaughthim!IthoughtIknewhim!"

           Butbeforeanyofthemcouldrespondtothis,asharpvoicespokefromhighonthewall:asallow-facedwizardwithashortblackfringehadjustwalkedbackintohisemptycanvas."Minerva,theMinisterwillbeherewithinseconds,hehasjustDisapparatedfromtheMinistry."

           "Thankyou,Everard,"saidProfessorMcGonagall,andsheturnedquicklytoherteachers.

           "IwanttotalkaboutwhathappenstoHogwartsbeforehegetshere,"shesaidquickly."Personally,Iamnotconvincedthattheschoolshouldreopennextyear.ThedeathoftheHeadmasteratthehandsofoneofourcolleaguesisaterriblestainuponHogwarts’history.Itishorrible."

           "IamsureDumbledorewouldhavewantedtheschooltoremainopen,"saidProfessorSprout."Ifeelthatifasinglepupilwantstocome,thentheschooloughttoremainopenforthatpupil."