Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The white tomb
Alittletufty-hairedmaninplainblackrobeshadgottohisfeetandstoodnowinfrontofDumbledore’sbody.Harrycouldnothearwhathewassaying.Oddwordsfloatedbacktothemoverthehundredsofbeads."Nobilityofspirit"..."intellectualcontribution"..."greatnessofheart"...itdidnotmeanverymuch.IthadlittletodowithDumbledoreasHarryhadknownhim.HesuddenlyrememberedDumbledore’sideaofafewwords:"nitwit","oddment","blubber"and"tweak",andagain,hadtosuppressagrin...whatwasthematterwithhim?
Therewasasoftsplashingnoisetohisleftandhesawthatthemerpeoplehadbrokenthesurfacetolisten,too.HerememberedDumbledorecrouchingatthewater’sedgetwoyearsago,veryclosetowhereHarrynowsat,andconversinginMermishwiththeMerchieftainess.HarrywonderedwhereDumbledorehadlearnedMermish.Therewassomuchhehadneveraskedhim,somuchheshouldhavesaid...
Andthen,withoutwarning,itsweptoverhim,thedreadfultruth,morecompletelyandundeniablythanithaduntilnow.Dumbledorewasdead,gone...heclutchedthecoldlocketinhishandsotightlythatithurt,buthecouldnotpreventhottearsspillingfromhiseyes:helookedawayfromGinnyandtheothersandstaredoutoverthelake,towardstheForest,asthelittlemaninblackdronedon...therewasmovementamongthetrees.Thecentaurshadcometopaytheirrespects,too.TheydidnotmoveintotheopenbutHarrysawthemstandingquitestill,half-hiddeninshadow,watchingthewizards,theirbowshangingattheirsides.
