Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The white tomb
"Thewordisthatyouwerewithhimwhenhelefttheschoolthenightthathedied."
"Whoseword?"saidHarry.
"SomebodyStupefiedaDeathEaterontopoftheTowerafterDumbledoredied.Therewerealsotwobroomsticksupthere.TheMinistrycanaddtwoandtwo,Harry."
"Gladtohearit,"saidHarry."Well,whereIwentwithDumbledoreandwhatwedidismybusiness.Hedidn’twantpeopletoknow."
"Suchloyaltyisadmirable,ofcourse,"saidScrimgeour,whoseemedtoberestraininghisirritationwithdifficulty,"butDumbledoreisgone,Harry.He’sgone."
"Hewillonlybegonefromtheschoolwhennonehereareloyaltohim,"saidHarry,smilinginspiteofhimself.
"Mydearboy...evenDumbledorecannotreturnfromthe—"
"Iamnotsayinghecan.Youwouldn’tunderstand.ButI’vegotnothingtotellyou."
Scrimgeourhesitated,thensaid,inwhatwasevidentlysupposedtobeatoneofdelicacy,"TheMinistrycanofferyouallsortsofprotection,youknow,Harry.IwouldbedelightedtoplaceacoupleofmyAurorsatyourservice—"
Harrylaughed.
"VoldemortwantstokillmehimselfandAurorswon’tstophim.Sothanksfortheoffer,butnothanks."
"So,"saidScrimgeour,hisvoicecoldnow,"therequestImadeofyouatChristmas—"
"Whatrequest?Ohyeah...theonewhereItelltheworldwhatagreatjobyou’redoinginexchangefor—"
"—forraisingeveryone’smorale!"snappedScrimgeour.
Harryconsideredhimforamoment.
"ReleasedStanShunpikeyet?"
ScrimgeourturnedanastypurplecolourhighlyreminiscentofUncleVernon.
