Гарри Поттер и философский камень
The Man with Two Faces
Asmuchmoneyandlifeasyoucouldwant!Thetwothingsmosthumanbeingswouldchooseaboveall—thetroubleis,humansdohaveaknackofchoosingpreciselythosethingsthatareworstforthem."
Harrylaythere,lostforwords.Dumbledorehummedalittleandsmiledattheceiling.
"Sir?"saidHarry."I’vebeenthinking...sir—eveniftheStone’sgone,Vol-,Imean,You-Know-Who—"
"CallhimVoldemort,Harry.Alwaysusethepropernameforthings.Fearofanameincreasesfearofthethingitself."
"Yes,sir.Well,Voldemort’sgoingtotryotherwaysofcomingback,isn’the?Imean,hehasn’tgone,hashe?"
"No,Harry,hehasnot.Heisstillouttheresomewhere,perhapslookingforanotherbodytoshare...notbeingtrulyalive,hecannotbekilled.HeleftQuirrelltodie;heshowsjustaslittlemercytohisfollowersashisenemies. Nevertheless,Harry,whileyoumayonlyhavedelayedhisreturntopower,itwillmerelytakesomeoneelsewhoispreparedtofightwhatseemsalosingbattlenexttime—andifheisdelayedagain,andagain,why,hemayneverreturntopower."
Harrynodded,butstoppedquickly,becauseitmadehisheadhurt.Thenhesaid, "Sir,therearesomeotherthingsI’dliketoknow,ifyoucantellme...thingsIwanttoknowthetruthabout..."
"Thetruth."Dumbledoresighed."Itisabeautifulandterriblething,andshouldthereforebetreatedwithgreatcaution. However,IshallansweryourquestionsunlessIhaveaverygoodreasonnotto,inwhichcaseIbegyou’llforgiveme.Ishallnot,ofcourse,lie."
