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第2章 倒数三天！

“Nagini,” said the cold voice, “you are out of luck. I will not be feeding Wormtail to you, after all…but never mind, never mind…there is still Harry Potter.…”

“Sleep well,” said Professor Dumbledore, closing the door behind him.

“No: I am too thirsty to eat. Will you let me have another cup?”

“Oh, of course! You have seen my daughters?”

“My Lord, I must speak!” said Wormtail, panic in his voice now. “All through our journey I have gone over the plan in my head - My Lord, Bertha Jorkin's disappearance will not go unnoticed for long, and if we proceed, if I murder -”

“Over here.”

“No,” said Harry angrily. “Give me my friends'letters!”

“Nothing,” replied Mr. Brownlow, “except that it remains for us

“My Lord, I was constantly on the alert,” came Lucius Malfoy's voice swiftly from beneath the hood. “Had there been any sign from you, any whisper of your whereabouts, I would have been at your side immediately, nothing could have prevented me -”