jkrowling.harrypotterandgf-第100部分

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ex　on　me；　Professor　Dumbledore；　and　I
　　　was　only　teasing　him；　sir；　I　only　said　I'd　seen　him　kissing　Florence　behind　the　greenhouses　last　Thursday。。。〃
　　　〃But　why。　Bertha；〃　said　Dumbledore　sadly；　looking　up　at　the　now　silently　revolving　girl；　〃why　did　you　have　to　follow　him　in　the　first　place？〃
　　　〃Bertha？〃　Harry　whispered；　looking　up　at　her。　〃Is　that…was　that　Bertha　Jorkins？〃
　　　〃Yes；〃　said　Dumbledore；　prodding　the　thoughts　in　the　basin　again；　Bertha　sank　back　into　them；　and　they　became　silvery　and　opaque　once　more。　〃That　was　Bertha　as　I　remember　her　at　school。〃
　　　The　silvery　light　from　the　Pensieve　illuminated　Dumbledore's　face；　and　it　struck　Harry　suddenly　how　very　old　he　was　looking。　He　knew；　of　course；　that　Dumbledore　was　getting　on　in　years；　but　somehow　he　never　really　thought　of　Dumbledore　as　an　old　man。
　　　〃So；　Harry；〃　said　Dumbledore　quietly。　〃Before　you　got　lost　in　my　thoughts；　you　wanted　to　tell　me　something。〃
　　　〃Yes；〃　said　Harry。　〃Professor…I　was　in　Divination　just　now；　and…er…I　fell　asleep。〃
　　　He　hesitated　here；　wondering　if　a　reprimand　was　ing；　but　Dumbledore　merely　said；　〃Quite　understandable。　Continue。〃
　　　〃Well；　I　had　a　dream；〃　said　Harry。　〃A　dream　about　Lord　Voldemort。　He　was　torturing　Wormtail。。。　you　know　who　Wormtail…〃
　　　〃I　do　know；〃　said　Dumbledore　promptly。　〃Please　continue。〃
　　　〃Voldemort　got　a　letter　from　an　owl。　He　said　something　like；　Wormtail's　blunder　had　been　repaired。　He　said　someone　was　dead。　Then　he　said；　Wormtail　wouldn't　be　fed　to　the　snake…there　was　a　snake　beside　his　chair。　He　said…he　said　he'd　be　feeding　me　to　it；
　　　instead。　Then　he　did　the　Cruciatus　Curse　on　Wormtail…and　my　scar　hurt；〃　Harry　said。　〃It　woke　me　up；　it　hurt　so　badly。〃
　　　Dumbledore　merely　looked　at　him。
　　　〃Er…that's　all；〃　said　Harry。
　　　〃I　see；〃　said　Dumbledore　quietly。　〃I　see。　Now；　has　your　scar　hurt　at　any　other　time　this　year；　excepting　the　time　it　woke　you　up　over　the　summer？〃
　　　〃No；　I…how　did　you　know　it　woke　me　up　over　the　summer？〃　said　Harry；　astonished。
　　　〃You　are　not　Sirius's　only　correspondent；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃I　have　also　been　in　contact　with　him　ever　since　he　left　Hogwarts　last　year。　It　was　I　who　suggested　the　mountainside　cave　as　the　safest　place　for　him　to　stay。〃
　　　Dumbledore　got　up　and　began　walking　up　and　down　behind　his　desk。　Every　now　and　then；　he　placed　his　wand　tip　to　his　temple；　removed　another　shining　silver　thought；　and　added　it　to　the　Pensieve。　The　thoughts　inside　began　to　swirl　so　fast　that　Harry　couldn't　make　out　anything　clearly：　It　was　merely　a　blur　of　color。
　　　〃Professor？〃　he　said　quietly；　after　a　couple　of　minutes。
　　　Dumbledore　stopped　pacing　and　looked　at　Harry。
　　　〃My　apologies；〃　he　said　quietly。　He　sat　back　down　at　his　desk。
　　　〃D'you…d'you　know　why　my　scar's　hurting　me？〃
　　　Dumbledore　looked　very　intently　at　Harry　for　a　moment；　and　then　said；　〃I　have　a　theory；　no　more　than　that。。。　It　is　my　belief　that　your　scar　hurts　both　when　Lord　Voldemort　is　near　you；　and　when　he　is　feeling　a　particularly　strong　surge　of　hatred。〃
　　　〃But。。。　why？〃
　　　〃Because　you　and　he　are　connected　by　the　curse　that　failed；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃That　is　no　ordinary　scar。〃
　　　〃So　you　think。。。　that　dream。。。　did　it　really　happen？〃
　　　〃It　is　possible；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃I　would　say…probable。　Harry…did　you　see　Voldemort？〃
　　　〃No；〃　said　Harry。　〃Just　the　back　of　his　chair。　But…there　wouldn't　have　been　anything　to　see；　would　there？　I　mean；　he　hasn't　got　a　body；　has　he？　But。。。　but　then　how　could　he　have　held　the　wand？〃　Harry　said　slowly。
　　　〃How　indeed？〃　muttered　Dumbledore。　〃How　indeed。。。〃
　　　Neither　Dumbledore　nor　Harry　spoke　for　a　while。　Dumbledore　was　gazing　across　the　room；　and；　every　now　and　then；　placing　his　wand　tip　to　his　temple　and　adding　another　shining　silver　thought　to　the　seething　mass　within　the　Pensieve。
　　　〃Professor；〃　Harry　said　at　last；　〃do　you　think　he's　getting　stronger？〃
　　　〃Voldemort？〃　said　Dumbledore；　looking　at　Harry　over　the　Pensieve。　It　was　the　characteristic；　piercing　look　Dumbledore　had　given　him　on　other　occasions；　and　always　made　Harry　feel　as　though　Dumbledore　were　seeing　right　through　him　in　a　way　that　even　Moody's　magical　eye　could　not。　〃Once　again。　Harry；　I　can　only　give　you　my　suspicions。〃
　　　Dumbledore　sighed　again；　and　he　looked　older；　and　wearier；　than　ever。
　　　〃The　years　of　Voldemort's　ascent　to　power；〃　he　said；　〃were　marked　with　disappearances。　Bertha　Jorkins　has　vanished　without　a　trace　in　the　place　where　Voldemort　was　certainly　known　to　be　last。　Mr。　Crouch　too　has　disappeared。。。　within　these　very　grounds。　And　there　was　a　third　disappearance；　one　which　the　Ministry；　I　regret　to　say；　do　not　consider　of　any　importance；　for　it　concerns　a　Muggle。　His　name　was　Frank　Bryce；　he　lived　in　the　village　where　Voldemort's　father　grew　up；　and　he　has　not　been　seen　since　last　August。　You　see；　I　read　the　Muggle　newspapers；　unlike　most　of　my　Ministry　friends。〃
　　　Dumbledore　looked　very　seriously　at　Harry。
　　　〃These　disappearances　seem　to　me　to　be　linked。　The　Ministry　disagrees…as　you　may　have　heard；　while　waiting　outside　my　office。〃
　　　Harry　nodded。　Silence　fell　between　them　again；　Dumbledore　extracting　thoughts　every　now　and　then。　Harry　felt　as　though　he　ought　to　go；　but　his　curiosity　held　him　in　his　chair。
　　　〃Professor？〃　he　said　again。
　　　〃Yes；　Harry？〃　said　Dumbledore。
　　　〃Er。。。　could　I　ask　you　about。。。　that　court　thing　I　was　in　。。。in　the　Pensieve？〃
　　　〃You　could；〃　said　Dumbledore　heavily。　〃I　attended　it　many　times；　but　some　trials　e　back　to　me　more　clearly　than　others　。。。particularly　now。。。〃
　　　〃You　know…you　know　the　trial　you　found　me　in？　The　one　with　Crouch's　son？　Well。。。were　they　talking　about　Neville's　parents？〃
　　　Dumbledore　gave　Harry　a　very　sharp　look。　〃　Has　Neville　never　told　you　why　he　has　been　brought　up　by　his　grandmother？〃　he　said。
　　　Harry　shook　his　head；　wondering；　as　he　did　so；　how　he　could　have　failed　to　ask　Neville　this；　in　almost　four　years　of　knowing　him。
　　　〃Yes；　they　were　talking　about　Nevilles　parents；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃His　father；　Frank；　was　an　Auror　just　like　Professor　Moody。　He　and　his　wife　were　tortured　for　information　about　Voldemort's　whereabouts　after　he　lost　his　powers；　as　you　heard。〃
　　　〃So　they're　dead？〃　said　Harry　quietly。
　　　〃No；〃　said　Dumbledore；　his　voice　full　of　a　bitterness　Harry　had　never　heard　there　before。　〃They　are　insane。　They　are　both　in　St。　Mungo's　Hospital　for　Magical　Maladies　and　Injuries。　I　believe　Neville　visits　them；　with　his　grandmother；　during　the　holidays。　They　do　not　recognize　him。〃
　　　Harry　sat　there；　horror…struck。　He　had　never　known。。。　never；　in　four　years；　bothered　to　find　out。。。
　　　〃The　Longbottoms　were　very　popular；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃The　attacks　on　them　came　after　Voldemort's　fall　from　power；　just　when　everyone　thought　they　were　safe。　Those　attacks　caused　a　wave　of　fury　such　as　I　have　never　known。　The　Ministry　was　under　great　pressure　to　catch　those　who　had　done　it。　Unfortunately；　the　Longbottoms'　evidence　was…given　their　condition…none　too　reliable。〃
　　　〃Then　Mr。　Crouch's　son　might　not　have　been　involved？〃　said　Harry　slowly。
　　　Dumbledore　shook　his　head。
　　　〃As　to　that；　I　have　no　idea。〃
　　　Harry　sat　in　silence　once　more；　watching　the　contents　of　the　Pensieve　swirl。　There　were　two　more　questions　he　was　burning　to　ask。。。　but　they　concerned　the　guilt　of　living　people。。。
　　　〃Er；〃　he　said；　〃Mr。　Bagman。。。〃
　　　〃。。。has　never　been　accused　of　any　Dark　activity　since；〃　said　Dumbledore　calmly。
　　　〃Right；〃　said　Harry　hastily；　staring　at　the　contents　of　the　Pensieve　again；　which　were　swirling　more　slowly　now　that　Dumbledore　had　stopped　adding　thoughts。　〃And　。。。er　。。。〃
　　　But　the　Pensieve　seemed　to　be　asking　his　question　for　him。
　　　Snape's　face　was　swimming　on　the　surface　again。　Dumbledore　glanced　down　into　it；　and　then　up　at　Harry。
　　　〃No　more　has　Professor　Snape；〃　he　said。
　　　Harry　looked　into　Dumbledore's　light　blue　eyes；　and　the　thing　he　really　wanted　to　know　spilled　out　of　his　mouth　before　he　could　stop　it。
　　　〃What　made　you　think　he'd　really　stopped　supporting　Voldemort；　Professor？〃
　　　Dumbledore　held　Harrys　gaze　for　a　few　seconds；　and　then　said；　〃That；　Harry；　is　a　matter　between　Professor　Snape　and　myself。〃
　　　Harry　knew　that　the　interview　was　over；　Dumbledore　did　not　look　angry；　yet　there　was　a　finality　in　his　tone　that　told　Harry　it　was　time　to　go。　He　stood　up；　and　so　did　Dumbledore。
　　　〃Harry；〃　he　said　as　Harry　reached　the　door。　〃Please　do　not　speak　about　Neville's　parents　to　anybody　else。　He　has　the　right　to　let　people　know；　when　he　is　ready。〃
　　　〃Yes；　Professor；〃　said　Harry；　turning　to　go。
　　　〃And…〃
　　　Harry　looked　back。　Dumbledore　was　standing　over　the　Pensieve；　his　face　lit　from　beneath　by　its　silvery　spots　of　light；　looking　older　than　ever。　He　stared　at　Harry　for　a　moment；　and　then　said；　〃Good　luck　with　the　third　task。〃
　　　
　　　
　　　CHAPTER　THIRTY…ONE
　　　THE　THIRD　TASK
　　　
　　　Dumbledore　reckons　You…Know…Who's　getting　stronger　again　as　well？〃　Ron　whispered。
　　　Everything　Harry　had　seen　in　the　Pensieve；　nearly　everything　Dumbledore　had　told　and　shown　him　afterward；　he　had　now　shared　with　Ron　and　Hermione…and；　of　course；　with　Sirius；　to　whom　Harry　had　sent　an　owl　the　moment　he　had　left　Dumbledore's　office。　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　sat　up　late　in　the　mon　room　once　again　that