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“Harry Potter is humble and modest,” said Dobby reverently, his orb-like eyes aglow.
“哈利波特這樣謙虛，”多比崇敬地說(shuō)，兩只大圓眼睛閃著光，
“Harry Potter speaks not of his triumph over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named —”
“哈利波特不說(shuō)他戰(zhàn)勝那個(gè)連名字都不能提的魔頭的事跡。”
“Voldemort?” said Harry.
“伏地魔？”哈利說(shuō)。
Dobby clapped his hands over his bat ears and moaned,
多比捂住耳朵，呻吟道：
“Ah, speak not the name, sir! Speak not the name!”
“啊，別說(shuō)那個(gè)名字，先生！別說(shuō)那個(gè)名字！”
“Sorry,” said Harry quickly.
“對(duì)不起，”哈利馬上說(shuō)道，
“I know lots of people don’t like it. My friend Ron —”
“我知道許多人都不喜歡他——我的朋友羅恩……”
He stopped again. Thinking about Ron was painful, too.
他又停住了。想到羅恩也讓人痛苦。
Dobby leaned toward Harry, his eyes wide as headlights.
多比湊近哈利，他的眼睛大得像車(chē)燈。
“Dobby heard tell,” he said hoarsely,
“多比聽(tīng)說(shuō)，”他嘶啞地說(shuō)，
“that Harry Potter met the Dark Lord for a second time, just weeks ago . . . that Harry Potter escaped yet again.”
“哈利波特幾星期前又遇見(jiàn)了那個(gè)魔頭……哈利波特再次逃脫了。”
Harry nodded and Dobby’s eyes suddenly shone with tears.
哈利點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。多比頓時(shí)熱淚盈眶。
“Ah, sir,” he gasped, dabbing his face with a corner of the grubby pillowcase he was wearing.
“啊，先生，”他抽抽搭搭，用骯臟破爛的枕套角抹了抹臉，
“Harry Potter is valiant and bold!
“哈利波特英勇無(wú)畏！
He has braved so many dangers already!
他已經(jīng)闖過(guò)了這么多的險(xiǎn)關(guān)！
But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later. . . .
可是多比想來(lái)保護(hù)哈利波特，來(lái)給他送個(gè)信，即使多比過(guò)后必須把自己的耳朵關(guān)在烤箱門(mén)里……多比想說(shuō)，
Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts.”
哈利波特不能回霍格沃茨了。”
There was a silence broken only by the chink of knives and forks from downstairs and the distant rumble of Uncle Vernon’s voice.
屋里一片安靜，只聽(tīng)見(jiàn)樓下刀叉叮當(dāng)之聲，還有弗農(nóng)姨父的咕嚕聲。
“W-what?” Harry stammered.
“什——什么？”哈利大吃一驚，
“But I’ve got to go back — term starts on September first.
“可我必須回去——九月一號(hào)開(kāi)學(xué)，
It’s all that’s keeping me going.
這是我生活的希望。
You don’t know what it’s like here.
你不知道我在這里過(guò)的是什么日子。
I don’t belong here.
我不屬于這兒。
I belong in your world — at Hogwarts.”
我屬于你們的世界——屬于霍格沃茨。”
“No, no, no,” squeaked Dobby, shaking his head so hard his ears flapped.
“不，不，”多比尖聲說(shuō)，用力搖著頭，把耳朵甩得啪噠啪噠直響，
“Harry Potter must stay where he is safe.
“哈利波特必須待在安全的地方。
He is too great, too good, to lose.
他這么偉大，這么仁慈，我們不能失去他。
If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in mortal danger.”
如果哈利波特回到霍格沃茨，他將會(huì)有生命危險(xiǎn)。”
“Why?” said Harry in surprise.
“為什么？”哈利驚訝地問(wèn)。
“There is a plot, Harry Potter.
“有一個(gè)陰謀，哈利波特。
A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year,” whispered Dobby, suddenly trembling all over.
今年霍格沃茨魔法學(xué)校會(huì)有恐怖的事情發(fā)生。”多比壓低聲音說(shuō)，突然渾身發(fā)抖，
“Dobby has known it for months, sir.
“多比知道這件事已經(jīng)有幾個(gè)月了，先生。
Harry Potter must not put himself in peril. He is too important, sir!”
哈利波特不能去冒險(xiǎn)。他太重要了，先生！”
“What terrible things?” said Harry at once. “Who’s plotting them?”
“什么恐怖的事情？”哈利馬上問(wèn)，“是誰(shuí)在策劃？”
Dobby made a funny choking noise and then banged his head frantically against the wall.
多比滑稽地發(fā)出一聲哽咽，然后瘋狂地把腦袋往墻上撞。
“All right!” cried Harry, grabbing the elf ’s arm to stop him.
“好了！”哈利叫起來(lái)，抓住小精靈的胳膊，不讓他去撞墻。
“You can’t tell me. I understand.
“我知道你不能說(shuō)。
But why are you warning me?”
可你為什么要來(lái)警告我？”
A sudden, unpleasant thought struck him.
突然一個(gè)不愉快的念頭在他腦海中一閃。
“Hang on — this hasn’t got anything to do with Vol — sorry — with You-Know-Who, has it?
“等等——這不會(huì)和伏——對(duì)不起——和你知道的那個(gè)神秘人有關(guān)吧？
You could just shake or nod,” he added hastily as Dobby’s head tilted worryingly close to the wall again.
你只要搖頭或點(diǎn)頭。”他趕忙加上一句，因?yàn)槎啾鹊哪X袋又令人擔(dān)心地靠向了墻壁。
Slowly, Dobby shook his head.
多比緩緩地?fù)u了搖頭。
“Not — not He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, sir —”
“不是——不是那個(gè)連名字都不能提的魔頭，先生。”
But Dobby’s eyes were wide and he seemed to be trying to give Harry a hint.
可是多比的眼睛瞪大了，似乎想給哈利一個(gè)暗示，
Harry, however, was completely lost.
但哈利一片茫然。
“He hasn’t got a brother, has he?”
“他沒(méi)有兄弟吧？”
Dobby shook his head, his eyes wider than ever.
多比搖搖頭，眼睛瞪得更大。
“Well then, I can’t think who else would have a chance of making horrible things happen at Hogwarts,” said Harry.
“那我就想不出還有誰(shuí)能在霍格沃茨制造恐怖事件了。”哈利說(shuō)道，
“I mean, there’s Dumbledore, for one thing — you know who Dumbledore is, don’t you?”
“我是說(shuō)，第一，有鄧布利多——你知道鄧布利多吧？”
Dobby bowed his head.
多比低下頭。
“Albus Dumbledore is the greatest headmaster Hogwarts has ever had.
“阿不思鄧布利多是霍格沃茨建校以來(lái)最偉大的校長(zhǎng)。
Dobby knows it, sir. Dobby has heard Dumbledore’s powers rival those of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named at the height of his strength.
多比聽(tīng)說(shuō)鄧布利多的法力能與那個(gè)連名字都不能提的魔頭最強(qiáng)大的時(shí)候相匹敵。
But, sir” — Dobby’s voice dropped to an urgent whisper — “there are powers Dumbledore doesn’t . . . powers no decent wizard . . .”
可是先生，”多比急促地小聲說(shuō)，“有些法術(shù)鄧布利多也不……沒(méi)有一個(gè)正派的巫師會(huì)……”
And before Harry could stop him, Dobby bounded off the bed,
哈利制止不及，多比跳下床，
seized Harry’s desk lamp, and started beating himself around the head with earsplitting yelps.
抓起哈利的臺(tái)燈往自己的腦袋上亂敲，伴著一聲聲凄厲的慘叫。
