GGAD通信集 第15章 The Fourteenth Owl(From AD)

February 28th, 1957

公元1957车，二月28日

Gellert,

盖勒特，

I suppose it might give you great pleasure to know that you can still make me burst out laughing. A woolly business they are indeed, and I think (for everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something) that Gertrude would agree. Unlike her, however revel in my commas.

我猜你若知你仍能让我忍俊不禁的话又可以好生乐一乐了。他们确实在一个模糊的领域里艰难跋涉，且，我有个想法（众所周知如果你过于小心谨慎你的身心便会被小心谨慎所充斥那么你在关于某些事上就一定会频频出错了）格特鲁德该会同意的。不像她，我可是还在我的逗号中沉醉呢。

Voldemort visited me a few days ago, here at Hogwarts. I had been prepared to write off the dark rumors I'd been hearing as just that, but his entire demeanor and every word he spoke comfirmed my fears. England may indeed have a genuine Dark Lord on its hands.

伏地魔在几天前来造访我了，于霍格沃茨。我那时可做好了把我听到的种种黑暗的闲言碎语像个笑话一样扔进报废厂的准备，但他的整个风度气质和他所言的每一个字都让恐惧在我的心里牢牢扎根。也许确实有个真正的黑魔王降落在英格兰的土地上了。

I realize you have no particular reason to listen to me, but I would suggest， breaking off contact. Voldemort may be a whippersnapper compared to you, but he is impetuous, ambtious, and, as you deduced, obsessed with death. Then again, he might be just your sort of bloke.

我明白你并无甚么特别的理由去听我絮絮叨叨，但我仍在此提议——且让我们的联络告一段落吧。伏地魔与你相比可能是个傲慢的小子，但他是冲动任性的、野心勃勃的，且，如你的推论，对死亡总是念念不忘。但，他这小鬼可能正是你喜欢的那款呢。

As for the rest— I cannot untangle your heart, Gellert. I can barely keep measure of my own.

至于其他——我实在是不能解开你的心结，盖勒特。我几乎是无法评估我自己。

With thanks for your help,

伴着对你的帮助的谢意，