可恶的老头儿和他都清楚,他被招聘来无非就两个原因。一,正所谓 keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer,邓布利多想当然地以为,把他拴在霍格沃茨自己眼皮子底下相对更安全些。二、格林德沃在欧洲横行,邓布利多似乎认为有他在,对守卫霍格沃茨能有所帮助。
当然,汤姆选择来霍格沃茨教书,也有他自己的原因。
他的事业才刚刚起步,断不能就这么夭折,and over something so base!(况且还是因为人类最低俗卑鄙的欲望!)
“You assured me last time, Miss Sayre, that you ‘just needed some time’. Well? It’s been more than a week.” (你上次跟我保证过,瑟尔小姐,你‘只是需要一些时间’。现在呢?都一个多星期了。)
“But…But I have been doing better, sir… I have been paying attention in class; I really have!”(可是……可是我已经尽力了,先生…… 我已经有在很认真听讲了,真的!)
这抗议惹恼了里德尔教授。他缓缓眯起眼睛,语调冷冰冰的,显然不满她为自己的极力辩白。
“Oh you have, haven’t you?”(到底有没有,你自己心里没点儿数么?)
声音很轻,满是讽刺。
泪涌了上来,爱茉尔咬住唇,咽了回去,极力克制着喉咙里的颤抖。
“I have been paying attention.”(反正我就是有在认真听课。)
汤姆没理会少女的任性和强词夺理,自顾自说了下去。
“Because if there has been any improvement, I haven’t been able to tell.” (如果你有进步的话,起码我是没看出来的。)
他一脸怒其不争地盯着还想狡辩的爱茉尔,“And if you can’t take your education and your future seriously, then I’m forced to have you spend the rest of your evenings in detention. You’ll just have to explain to Slughorn why you, a prefect, can no longer make the rounds at night——”(如果你不能认真对待你的教育和你的前途,那么我就不得不让你在禁闭里度过学期余下的夜晚了。你最好跟斯拉格霍恩解释清楚为什么你,一个级长,不能再在晚上巡视——)
少女猛然站了起来,泪水倔强地在眼眶里打着转。
“That’s not fair! Even if I weren’t paying attention, I haven&039;t broken any school rules!”(这不公平!即便我没认真听讲,我也没违反任何校规!)
汤姆觉得自己都快被气笑了。
“I don’t need to reference any school rules to give you detention, Sayre. Sit. Down.”(关你的禁闭还用不着我去参考校规,瑟尔。坐下。)
“You’ll e to my office, Miss Sayre, at 2115 every day, for Occlumency lessons. I trust that someone with your talents would know what this means.” (每天晚上九点一刻,瑟尔小姐,请准时到我的办公室来,我传授你大脑封闭术。我相信像你这样水平的学生明白这意味着什么。)
“As you might know, Sayre, successful Occlumens are masters at the art of emotional partmentalization. I hope that by learning this skill, your performance in my class will return to the quality I expect from you.”(你或许知道,瑟尔,成功的大脑封闭术师也是情绪间隔化的大师。通过传授你这项技能,我希望你在我课上的表现能恢复到我预期的标准。)
他真的只是为了让她学会间隔自己的情绪吗?
还是只是不想再忍受她那些肮脏的想法……
爱茉尔不敢再想下去,轻声答了句,Yes, sir.
他依旧没看她,声调清冷,语气毫无变化。
“Tomorrow at 2115, Miss. Sayre. Do not be late.” (明天晚上九点一刻,瑟尔小姐。别迟到。)