混血王子

[22]"Correct. I returned two hours later. I returned on Dumbledore's orders."

“不错。我是两个小时之后才回去的。我是听从邓布利多的吩咐回去的。”

[23]"Think!" said Snape, impatient again. "Think! By waiting two hours, just two hours, I ensured that I could remain at Hogwarts as a spy! By allowing Dumbledore to think that I was only returning to the Dark Lord's side because I was ordered to, I have been able to pass information on Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix ever since! Consider, Bellatrix: The Dark Mark had been growing stronger for months. I knew he must be about to return, all the Death Eaters knew! I had plenty of time to think about what I wanted to do, to plan my next move, to escape like Karkaroff, didn't I?"

“想想吧！”斯内普又一次显出了不耐烦，“想想吧！就等了那么两个小时，短短的两个小时，我保证了我可以继续留在霍格沃茨做密探！我让邓布利多以为，我回到黑魔王身边是听从他的吩咐才这么做的，这样我就能源源不断地汇报邓布利多和凤凰社的情报！你考虑一下，贝拉特里克斯：在那几个月里，黑魔标记越来越清晰，我就知道他肯定要复出了，所有的食死徒都知道了！我有足够的时间考虑我何去何从，计划我下一步该做什么，比如像卡卡洛夫那样逃之夭夭，不是吗？”

[24]"The Dark Lord's initial displeasure at my lateness vanished entirely, I assure you, when I explained that I remained faithful, although Dumbledore thought I was his man. Yes, the Dark Lord thought that I had left him forever, but he was wrong."

“我向黑魔王解释说，我一直对他忠心耿耿，尽管邓布利多以为我是他的人。听了我的解释，黑魔王因为我晚去而产生的不满就消失得无影无踪了。是的，黑魔王本以为我永远离开了他，但是他错了。”