Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horace Slughorn
"Andnow,Harry,onacloselyrelatedsubject...IgatherthatyouhavebeentakingtheDailyProphetoverthelasttwoweeks?"
"Yes,"saidHarry,andhisheartbeatalittlefaster.
"ThenyouwillhaveseenthattherehavebeennotsomuchleaksasfloodsconcerningyouradventureintheHallofProphecy?"
"Yes,"saidHarryagain."AndnoweveryoneknowsthatI’mtheone—"
"No,theydonot,"interruptedDumbledore."ThereareonlytwopeopleinthewholeworldwhoknowthefullcontentsoftheprophecymadeaboutyouandLordVoldemort,andtheyarebothstandinginthissmelly,spiderybroomshed.Itistrue,however,thatmanyhaveguessed,correctly,thatVoldemortsenthisDeathEaterstostealaprophecy,andthattheprophecyconcernedyou.
"Now,IthinkIamcorrectinsayingthatyouhavenottoldanybodythatyouknowwhattheprophecysaid?"
"No,"saidHarry.
"Awisedecision,onthewhole,"saidDumbledore."AlthoughIthinkyououghttorelaxitinfavorofyourfriends,Mr.RonaldWeasleyandMissHermioneGranger.Yes,"hecontinued,whenHarrylookedstartled,"Ithinktheyoughttoknow.Youdothemadisservicebynotconfidingsomethingthisimportanttothem."
"Ididn’twant—"
"—toworryorfrightenthem?"saidDumbledore,surveyingHarryoverthetopofhishalf-moonspectacles."Orperhaps,toconfessthatyouyourselfareworriedandfrightened?Youneedyourfriends,Harry.Asyousorightlysaid,Siriuswouldnothavewantedyoutoshutyourselfaway."
Harrysaidnothing,butDumbledoredidnotseemtorequireananswer.
