" I think you are forgetting, " said Dumbledore, " that Merope was a witch."

“我认为你大概忘记了，”邓布利多说，“梅洛普是个女巫。

Merope had dropped one of the pots.

梅洛普把一只罐子碰掉在地上。

Merope, huddled beside the window, her head bowed and her face hidden by her lank hair, said nothing.

梅洛普蜷缩在窗户边，垂着脑袋，一声不吭，直直的头发遮住了她的面庞。

" See this? " he bellowed at Ogden, shaking a heavy gold locket at him, while Merope spluttered and gasped for breath.

“看见这个了吗？”他朝奥格登咆哮道，一边冲他摇晃着那上面的一个沉甸甸的金挂坠盒，梅洛普憋得连连咳嗽，连气都喘不过来了。

Merope had got her dying wish: He was his handsome father in miniature, tall for eleven years old, dark-haired, and pale.

他简直就是他那位英俊的父亲的缩小版。对十一岁的孩子来说，他的个子算是高的，黑黑的头发、脸色苍白。

" So Merope, " said Harry, leaning forward in his chair and star-ing at Dumbledore, " so Merope was...Sir, does that mean she was...Voldemort's mother? "

“那么，梅洛普，”哈利在椅子上探身向前，盯着邓布利多说道，“梅洛普就是… … 先生，这是不是意味着，她就是… … 伏地魔的母亲？”

" Can you not think of any measure Merope could have taken to make Tom Riddle forget his Muggle companion, and fall in love with her instead? "

你能不能设想一下，梅洛普会采取什么措施，让汤姆·里德尔忘记他那位麻瓜情侣而爱上她呢？”

Persephone granted him permission to go back to the land of living and punish Merope, on the condition that he would return when he was done.

珀耳塞福涅准许他回到人间并惩罚墨洛普，条件是他完成任务后会回来。

" What happened to the girl in the cottage? " said Harry at once, as Dumbledore lit extra lamps with a flick of his wand. " Merope, or whatever her name was? "

“小木屋里的那个姑娘怎么样了？”哈利立刻问道，邓布利多一挥魔杖，又点亮了几盏灯，“就是那个叫梅洛普什么的？”