albus
p.w.b.
dumbledore
october
13th,
1951
1951年10月13日
dear
gellert,
亲爱的盖勒特，
thank
you
for
your
letter.
when
think
on
it,
seem
to
recall
youmenting
once
that
no
power
in
the
world
could
stop
me
from
being—i
believe
your
words
were—”a
smug
bastard.”
i'm
afraid
remain
as
incorrigible
as
ever.
i've
been
expecting
an
owl
ever
since
our
duel,
and
was
hardly
surprised
to
receive
one.
indeed,
would
have
begun
to
worry
in
another
year
or
two.
我收到了你的来信。读信时，我回想起你曾经对我的评价：世界上没有什么能阻止我成为——我记得你的原话是这样——“一个自以为是的杂种”。恐怕，我现在还是这样不可救药。自我们决斗之后，我一直盼望着猫头鹰的到访，所以收到信时我并不惊讶。其实，如果再晚个一两年，我就会开始担心了。
gave
your
owl
drying
charm,
perch
by
fawkes'
fire,
and
three
white
mice.
she's
wonderfully
well-tempered
after
such
flight.
(and
fawkes
himself
is
quite
well.
not
even
you,
adept
as
you
are
at
such
things,
could
kill
him
enough
to
be
problem,
gellert.)
am
indeed
still
at
hogwarts,
teaching
transfiguration,
head
of
gryffindor
house,
and
assistant
headmaster.
am
perhaps
somewhat
less
of
an
overachiever
than
was
when
we
first
met.
still,
am
indeed
enjoying
myself.
the
beginning
of
term
has
been
quite
busy,
hence
my
slow
response.
it
is
peculiar
delight
that
october