Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The white tomb
"D’youhavetorubitin,Hermione?HowdoyouthinkIfeelaboutthatnow?"
"No—no—Harry,Ididn’tmeanthat!"shesaidhastily,lookingaroundtocheckthattheywerenotbeingoverheard."It’sjustthatIwasrightaboutEileenPrinceonceowningthebook.Yousee...shewasSnape’smother!"
"Ithoughtshewasn’tmuchofalooker,"saidRon.Hermioneignoredhim.
"IwasgoingthroughtherestoftheoldProphetsandtherewasatinyannouncementaboutEileenPrincemarryingamancalledTobiasSnape,andthenlateranannouncementsayingthatshe’dgivenbirthtoa—"
"—murderer,"spatHarry.
"Well...yes,"saidHermione."So...Iwassortofright.Snapemusthavebeenproudofbeing"halfaPrince",yousee?TobiasSnapewasaMugglefromwhatitsaidintheProphet."
"Yeah,thatfits,"saidHarry."He’dplayupthepure-bloodsidesohecouldgetinwithLuciusMalfoyandtherestofthem...he’sjustlikeVoldemort.Pure-bloodmother,Muggiefather...ashamedofhisparentage,tryingtomakehimselffearedusingtheDarkArts,gavehimselfanimpressivenewname—LordVoldemort—theHalf-BloodPrince—howcouldDumbledorehavemissed—?"
Hebrokeoff,lookingoutofthewindow.HecouldnotstophimselfdwellinguponDumbledore’sinexcusabletrustinSnape...butasHermionehadjustinadvertentlyremindedhim,he,Harry,hadbeentakeninjustthesame...inspiteoftheincreasingnastinessofthosescribbledspells,hehadrefusedtobelieveilloftheboywhohadbeensoclever,whohadhelpedhimsomuch...
Helpedhim...itwasanalmostunendurablethought,now...
