Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 20 Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 20 Part 2

honesty. But I did not want Lord Voldemort back at this school, and especially not in a position of power.” “Which job did he want, sir? What subject did he want to teach?” Somehow, Harry knew the answer even before Dumbledore gave it. “Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was being taught at the time by an old Professor by the name of Galatea Merrythought, who had been at Hogwarts for nearly fifty years. “So Voldemort went off to Borgin and Burkes, and all the staff who had admired him said what a waste it was, a brilliant young wizard like that, working in a shop. However, Voldemort was no mere assistant. Polite and handsome and clever, he was soon given particular jobs of the type that only exist in a place like Borgin and Burkes, which specializes, as you know, Harry, in objects with unusual and powerful properties. Voldemort was sent to persuade people to part with their treasures for sale by the partners, and he was, by all accounts, unusually gifted at doing this.” “I’ll bet he was,” sa…