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'Good evening, Lucius,' said Dumbledore pleasantly.
“晚上好，盧修斯。”鄧布利多和顏悅色地說。
Mr Malfoy almost knocked Harry over as he swept into the room.
馬爾福一頭沖進房間，差點把哈利撞了個跟頭。
Dobby went scurrying in after him, crouching at the hem of his cloak, a look of abject terror on his face.
多比驚慌失措地跟在后面，彎腰曲背，盯著主人長袍背后的接縫，臉上掛著絕望無助的恐懼。
'So!' said Lucius Malfoy, his cold eyes fixed on Dumbledore. 'You've come back.
“好啊！”盧修斯·馬爾福冷冰冰的眼睛盯住鄧布利多，說道，“你回來了。
The governors suspended you, but you still saw fit to return to Hogwarts.'
董事會暫停了你的職務，可是你仍然自作主張地回到了霍格沃茨。”
'Well, you see, Lucius,' said Dumbledore, smiling serenely, 'the other eleven governors contacted me today.
“噢，是這樣的，盧修斯，”鄧布利多平靜地微笑著，說道，“今天，另外的十一位董事都和我取得了聯(lián)系。
It was something like being caught in a hailstorm of owls, to tell the truth.
說句實話，當時貓頭鷹接二連三地飛來，就好像下了一場冰雹。
They'd heard that Arthur Weasley's daughter had been killed and wanted me back here at once.
他們聽說亞瑟·韋斯萊的女兒被害死了，都希望我立刻趕到這里來。
They seemed to think I was the best man for the job after all.
他們似乎認為，弄了半天，還是我最適合擔任這份工作。
Very strange tales they told me, too.
他們還告訴了我一些奇怪的故事。
Several of them seemed to think that you had threatened to curse their families if they didn't agree to suspend me in the first place.'
他們有些人似乎認為，你曾經(jīng)威脅說，如果他們不同意暫停我的職務，你就要詛咒他們的家人。”
Mr Malfoy went even paler than usual, but his eyes were still slits of fury.
馬爾福先生的臉比平時更加蒼白了，但他的眼睛里仍然噴著怒火。
'So — have you stopped the attacks yet?' he sneered.
“那么——你有沒有阻止那些攻擊事件呢？”他譏諷地問，
'Have you caught the culprit?'
“你有沒有抓住兇手呢？”
'We have,' said Dumbledore, with a smile.
“我們抓住了。”鄧布利多微笑著回答他。
'Well?' said Mr Malfoy sharply. 'Who is it?'
“噢？”馬爾福先生厲聲地問，“是誰？”
'The same person as last time, Lucius,'said Dumbledore.
“還是上次的那個人，盧修斯，”鄧布利多說，
'But this time, Lord Voldemort was acting through somebody else.
“不過，伏地魔這次是通過另一個人活動的。
By means of this diary.'
憑借他的日記。”
