Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "You’requiteright,"saidDumbledoreserenely,shakingbackhissleevetorevealthetipsofthoseburnedandblackenedfingers;thesightofthemmadethebackofHarry’sneckprickleunpleasantly."IamundoubtedlyslowerthanIwas.Butontheotherhand..."

           Heshruggedandspreadhishandswide,asthoughtosaythatagehaditscompensations,andHarrynoticedaringonhisuninjuredhandthathehadneverseenDumbledorewearbefore:Itwaslarge,ratherclumsilymadeofwhatlookedlikegold,andwassetwithaheavyblackstonethathadcrackeddownthemiddle.Slughorn’seyeslingeredforamomentontheringtoo,andHarrysawatinyfrownmomentarilycreasehiswideforehead.

           "So,alltheseprecautionsagainstintruders,Horace...aretheyfortheDeathEaters’benefit,ormine?"askedDumbledore.

           "WhatwouldtheDeathEaterswantwithapoorbroken-downoldbufferlikeme?"demandedSlughorn.

           "Iimaginethattheywouldwantyoutoturnyourconsiderabletalentstocoercion,torture,andmurder,"saidDumbledore."Areyoureallytellingmethattheyhaven’tcomerecruitingyet?"

           SlughorneyedDumbledorebalefullyforamoment,thenmuttered,"Ihaven’tgiventhemthechance.I’vebeenonthemoveforayear.Neverstayinoneplacemorethanaweek.MovefromMugglehousetoMugglehouse—theownersofthisplaceareonholidayintheCanaryIslands—it’sbeenverypleasant,I’llbesorrytoleave.