混血王子

[30]"Have you discussed this matter with the Dark Lord?" asked Snape.

“你跟黑魔王讨论过这个问题吗？”斯内普问。

[31]"If I had murdered Harry Potter, the Dark Lord could not have used his blood to regenerate, making him invincible —"

“如果我杀死了哈利·波特，黑魔王就不能用他的血获得新生，使自己变得不可战胜——”

[32]"I do not claim it; I had no idea of his plans; I have already confessed that I thought the Dark Lord dead. I am merely trying to explain why the Dark Lord is not sorry that Potter survived, at least until a year ago. . . ."

“我没有这么说。我对他的计划一无所知。我刚才已经坦言，我以为黑魔王已经死了。我只是想解释为什么黑魔王看到波特还活着并不感到遗憾，至少直到一年之前……”

[33]"Have you not understood me? It was only Dumbledore's protection that was keeping me out of Azkaban! Do you disagree that murdering his favorite student might have turned him against me? But there was more to it than that. I should remind you that when Potter first arrived at Hogwarts there were still many stories circulating about him, rumors that he himself was a great Dark wizard, which was how he had survived the Dark Lord's attack. Indeed, many of the Dark Lords old followers thought Potter might be a standard around which we could all rally once more. I was curious, I admit it, and not at all inclined to murder him the moment he set fool in the castle."

“你没有明白我的意思吗？多亏邓布利多的保护，我才没有被关进阿兹卡班！你以为我杀害了他的得意门生，他不会和我反目成仇吗？不过事情比这复杂得多。我不妨提醒你，当波特刚进入霍格沃茨时，仍然流传着许多关于他的谣言，说他本人就是一名了不起的黑巫师，所以才能从黑魔王的袭击中死里逃生。确实，黑魔王昔日的许多追随者都认为波特可能成为一面旗帜，我们可以在他周围再一次团结起来。我承认，在他踏进城堡的时候，我很好奇，根本没有想到要去谋杀他。”