October 13th, 1951
Dear Gellert,
亲爱的盖勒特，
Thank you for your letter. When I think on it, I seem to recall you commenting once that no power in the world could stop me from being—I believe your words were—"a smug bastard." I'm afraid I remain as incorrigible as ever. I've been expecting an owl ever since our duel, and was hardly surprised to receive one. Indeed, I would have begun to worry in another year or two.
感谢你的来信。当我试图领会它时，先是回想起你曾有一次称这个世界上再没有什么能阻止我成为——我记得你是这样说的——“一个自以为是的杂种”，可我恐怕还是那般无可救药。我想，历经过那场决斗之后，你应该会向我来信，所以收到它时，我并不怎么惊讶。实际上，要是再晚上一两年，我就要开始担心了。
I gave your owl a drying charm, a perch by Fawkes' fire, and three white mice. She's wonderfully well-tempered after such a flight. (And Fawkes himself is quite well. Not even you, adept as you are at such things, could kill him enough to be a problem, Gellert.) I am indeed still at Hogwarts, teaching Transfiguration, head of Gryffindor House, and Assistant Headmaster. I am perhaps somewhat less of an overachiever than I was when we first met. Still, I am indeed enjoying myself. The beginning of term has been quite busy, hence my slow response. It is a peculiar delight that October the 13th has been a quiet and peaceful day.
我给了你的猫头鹰一个干燥咒，一块福克斯的栖木和三只小白鼠。在经历过这样一场飞行之后，她的脾气仍然很温和。（另外福克斯也很好，即使是你，也不至于伤他太深，盖勒特。）我确实一直待在霍格沃兹，担任变形课程的教授，现在是格兰芬多的院长和校长助理。或许比起我们初遇时，我的确是没什么长进，但起码能在享受生活。新学期的开始总是繁忙的，所以我回复得很慢。10月13，一个平静安宁的日子，阳光柔和而又斑斓。
So, yes, Gellert, I am not surprised. And this might, in turn, come as a surprise to you, but I do not hate you. I have said it before, I know, during our duel, and I say it again. Nor do I look down my nose at you, nor do I laugh at you. Do you find this difficult to understand? I'm afraid I might find it difficult to explain. And it might simply be another symptom of being a smug bastard.
所以，是这样，盖勒特，我并不惊讶。而可能相反，我的回信才是在你意料之外吧。但我真的不恨你，这在之前就已经说过了。我记得，在我们决斗的时候，我又强调过一次。我不是在蔑视你，更没有嘲笑你。你觉得这很难以理解吗？恐怕，我也意识到了解释同样费劲，这也许正证实了“一个自以为是的杂种”这句评价。
(Rest assured, speaking of said duel, that I am taking good care of It.)
（放心，说到决斗，我一直好好保管着它。）
How are you spending your hours, when not contemplating nature? You are, I hope, comfortable, and allowed books as well as correspondence. Along those lines, actually, I have enclosed a book you might enjoy. Some fascinating refinements of Transfiguration theory came out of Wales in the twenties—you might well have missed it while you were off preparing to conquer Europe.
当不再静心于自然的时候，你又是怎样消磨时光的？我希望是舒适的，还能允许你伴着书籍和信件的窃语。说到这里，嗯……我想我有本书你或许感兴趣。是一些关于变形理论的改进，二十年代在威尔士出版的——也许你在准备征服欧洲的时候不巧错过了它。
Regards,
附上诚挚的问候，
[enclosure: Of Mice and Matriculation, Gwalchmai Gwartney & Ianto ap Madog]
[附件：老鼠和入学考试，格沃奇梅·格沃特尼&艾安托·艾普·玛德格]
注：（你们可以不用听我bb叨）
1.因为格皇曾为阿不思的彬彬有礼而讽刺过他虚伪，所以邓教我会相对翻译得更柔和而有礼一些，尽量显得他体贴又很会做人。实际上感觉邓教是一个理智的恋爱脑（跟我一样），有一种理性和感性在暗地里厮杀的感觉。
2.“actually”一词在这里我认为是转移话题的意思，所以翻译作了语气词“嗯……”
3.一般英文里不用缩写的时候表达的是强调语气，所以我在翻译“我不恨你”这句的时候加了一个“真的”进去。
补：感谢晋江上同推的指正！（和上一篇是同一个人，质量很高，谢谢！）
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