33 The Prince’s Tale

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE THE PRINCE'S TALE Harry remained kneeling at Snape's side, simply staring down at him, until quite suddenly a high, cold voice spoke so close to them that Harry jumped to his feet, the flask gripped tightly in his hands, thinking that Voldemort had reentered the room.

第三十三章王子的故事哈利一直跪在斯内普身边，只是低头盯着他，直到突然一个高亢、冰冷的声音在他们身边说话，哈利跳了起来，手里紧紧攥着烧瓶，以为伏地魔又进了房间。

Voldemort's voice reverberated from the walls and floor, and Harry realized that he was talking to Hogwarts and to all the surrounding area, that the residents of Hogsmeade and all those still fighting in the castle would hear him as clearly as if he stood beside them, his breath on the back of their necks, a deathblow away. "You have fought," said the high, cold voice, "valiantly. Lord Voldemort knows how to value bravery. "Yet you have sustained heavy losses. If you continue to resist me, you will all die, one by one. I do not wish this to happen. Every drop of magical blood spilled is a loss and a waste. "Lord Voldemort is merciful. I command my forces to retreat immediately. "You have one hour. Dispose of your dead with dignity. Treat your injured. "I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you. You have permitted your friends to die for you rather

伏地魔的声音在墙壁和地板上回响，哈利意识到他是在对霍格沃茨和周围的所有人说话，霍格莫德村的居民和所有仍在城堡里战斗的人都能清楚地听到他的声音，就好像他站在他们身边，他的呼吸就在他们的脖子后面，一记致命的打击。 “你战斗得很英勇，”那高亢而冷酷的声音说。 伏地魔知道勇敢的价值。 “然而你们遭受了重大损失。 如果你们继续反抗我，你们都会死，一个接一个。 我不希望这种事发生。 每一滴血都是一种损失和浪费。 “伏地魔是仁慈的。 我命令我的部队立即撤退。 “你有一个小时。有尊严地处理你的尸体。 治疗你的伤者。“我现在直接对你说话，哈利·波特。 你宁愿让你的朋友为你而死

than face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest. If, at the end of that hour, you have not come to me, have not given yourself up, then battle recommences. This time, I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find you, and I shall punish every last man, woman, and child who has tried to conceal you from me. One hour." Both Ron and Hermione shook their heads frantically, looking at Harry. "Don't listen to him," said Ron. "It'll be all right," said Hermione wildly. "Let's— let's get back to the castle, if he's gone to the forest we'll need to think of a new plan—" She glanced at Snape's body, then hurried back to the tunnel entrance. Ron followed her. Harry gathered up the Invisibility Cloak, then looked down at Snape. He did not know what to feel, except shock at the way Snape had been killed, and the reason for which it had been done....

那就自己面对我吧。我要在禁林里等一个小时。 如果在这一小时之后，你还没有到我这里来，还没有投降，那么战斗就要重新开始了。 这一次，我要亲自上阵，哈利·波特，我会找到你，我会惩罚每一个试图对我隐瞒你的男人、女人和孩子。 一个小时。”罗恩和赫敏都疯狂地摇着头，看着哈利。 “别听他的。”罗恩说。 “不会有事的。”赫敏激动地说。 “我们——我们回城堡去吧，如果他去了禁林，我们就得想个新计划——”她瞥了斯内普的尸体一眼，然后匆匆回到隧道入口。 罗恩跟着她。哈利收起隐形衣，低头看着斯内普。 他不知道该有什么感觉，只对斯内普被杀的方式和原因感到震惊....

They crawled back through the tunnel, none of them talking, and Harry wondered whether Ron and Hermione could still hear Voldemort ringing in their heads, as he could. You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest... One hour.... Small bundles seemed to litter the lawn at the front of the castle. It could only be an hour or so from dawn, yet it was pitch-black. The three of them hurried toward the stone steps. A lone clog, the size of a small boat, lay abandoned in front of them. There was no other sign of Grawp or of his attacker. The castle was unnaturally silent. There were no flashes of light now, no bangs or screams or shouts. The flagstones of the deserted entrance hall were stained with blood. Emeralds were still scattered all over the floor, along with pieces of

他们爬着穿过隧道，没有人说话，哈利不知道罗恩和赫敏是否还能像他一样听到伏地魔在他们脑子里的铃声。 你让你的朋友为你而死而不愿亲自面对我。 我要在禁林里等一个小时…… 一个小时……城堡前的草坪上似乎到处都是小捆的东西。 离黎明只有一个小时左右的时间了，但天却漆黑一片。 他们三个匆匆走向石阶。 一只小船大小的木屐被遗弃在他们面前。 没有其他格洛普或攻击他的人的踪迹。 城堡里出奇地寂静。 现在没有闪光，没有砰砰声、尖叫声或喊叫声。 空无一人的门厅的石板上沾满了鲜血。 绿宝石仍然散落在地板上，还有一些碎片

marble and splintered wood. Part of the banisters had been blown away. "Where is everyone?" whispered Hermione. Ron led the way to the Great Hall. Harry stopped in the doorway. The House tables were gone and the room was crowded. The survivors stood in groups, their arms around each other's necks. The injured were being treated upon the raised platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Firenze was amongst the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay, unable to stand. The dead lay in a row in the middle of the Hall. Harry could not see Fred's body, because his family surrounded him. George was kneeling at his head; Mrs. Weasley was lying across Fred's chest, her body shaking, Mr. Weasley stroking her hair while tears cascaded down his cheeks. Without a word to Harry, Ron and Hermione walked away. Harry saw Hermione approach

大理石和碎木。 部分栏杆被风吹走了。 “大家都到哪儿去了？”赫敏小声问。 罗恩带头向礼堂走去。 哈利在门口停了下来。 学院的桌子不见了，房间里挤满了人。 幸存者们三五成群地站着，手挽着对方的脖子。 伤者正在高台上由庞弗雷夫人和一群助手治疗。 费伦泽是伤者之一；他的侧翼流着血，他躺在那里发抖，站不起来。 死者在庄园中央躺成一排。 哈利看不到弗雷德的尸体，因为他的家人都围着他。 乔治跪在他的头上；韦斯莱夫人躺在弗雷德的胸前，浑身发抖，韦斯莱先生抚摸着她的头发，眼泪顺着脸颊淌了下来。 罗恩和赫敏一句话也没跟哈利说，就走开了。 哈利看见赫敏走过来

Ginny, whose face was swollen and blotchy, and hug her. Ron joined Bill, Fleur, and Percy, who flung an arm around Ron's shoulders. As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next to Fred: Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking, apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling. The Great Hall seemed to fly away, become smaller, shrink, as Harry reeled backward from the doorway. He could not draw breath. He could not bear to look at any of the other bodies, to see who else had died for him. He could not bear to join the Weasleys, could not look into their eyes, when if he had given himself up in the first place, Fred might never have died.... He turned away and ran up the marble staircase. Lupin, Tonks... He yearned not to feel... He wished he could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside him....

金妮的脸又肿又多，他抱了她一下。 罗恩加入了比尔、芙蓉和珀西的行列，珀西伸出一只胳膊搂住了罗恩的肩膀。 金妮和赫敏向其他家人靠近时，哈利清楚地看到弗雷德身边躺着两具尸体：莱姆斯和唐克斯，脸色苍白，一动不动，看上去很安详，似乎在黑暗的施了魔法的天花板下睡着了。 礼堂似乎飞走了，变小了，缩小了，哈利摇摇晃晃地离开了门口。 他喘不过气来。他不忍心看其他的尸体，不忍心看还有谁为他而死。 他不忍心和韦斯莱一家在一起，不忍心看着他们的眼睛，如果他一开始就自首，弗雷德也许就不会死.... 他转身跑上大理石楼梯。 卢平,唐克斯……他渴望不要感到…… 他希望他能把他的心，他的内脏，一切在他尖叫....