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He held up the small black book with the large hole through the centre, watching Mr Malfoy closely.
他舉起那個中間貫穿著一個大洞的小黑本子，密切地注視著馬爾福先生的反應。
Harry, however, was watching Dobby.
而哈利卻望著多比。
The elf was doing something very odd.
那個家養小精靈的行為非常古怪。
His great eyes fixed meaningfully on Harry, he kept pointing at the diary,
他那兩只燈泡大的眼睛富有深意地盯著哈利，一邊不停地指指那本日記，
then at Mr Malfoy, and then hitting himself hard on the head with his fist.
又指指馬爾福先生，然后狠狠地用拳頭敲打自己的腦袋。
'I see...' said Mr Malfoy slowly to Dumbledore.
“原來是這樣……”馬爾福先生慢慢地對鄧布利多說。
'A clever plan,' said Dumbledore in a level voice, still staring Mr Malfoy straight in the eye.
“一個巧妙的計劃，”鄧布利多語調平和地說，仍然逼視著馬爾福先生的眼睛，
'Because if Harry here —' Mr Malfoy shot Harry a swift, sharp look,
“如果這位哈利——”馬爾福先生用嚴厲的目光飛快地瞪了哈利一下。
'and his friend Ron hadn't discovered this book, why Ginny Weasley might have taken all the blame.
“和他的朋友羅恩沒有發現這本日記。哎呀——金妮韋斯萊可能就要背黑鍋了。
No one would ever have been able to prove she hadn't acted of her own free will...'?
誰也沒有辦法證明她不是按自己的意志行動的……”
Mr Malfoy said nothing. His face was suddenly mask-like.
馬爾福一言不發，他的臉突然像是罩上了一層假面具。
'And imagine,' Dumbledore went on, 'what might have happened then...
“想象一下吧，”鄧布利多繼續說，“那樣會出現什么情況……
The Weasleys are one of our most prominent pure-blood families.
韋斯萊一家是最有名望的純巫師血統家族之一。
Imagine the effect on Arthur Weasley and his Muggle Protection Act, if his own daughter was discovered attacking and killing Muggle-borns.
想象一下吧，如果人們發現亞瑟·韋斯萊的親生女兒在攻擊和謀害麻瓜出身的人，這對韋斯萊和他的麻瓜保護法會產生什么影響。
Very fortunate the diary was discovered, and Riddle's memories wiped from it.
幸好這本日記被發現了，里德爾的記憶也從上面被抹消了。
Who knows what the consequences might have been otherwise...'
不然的話，誰知道會造成什么后果呢……”
