第二十一章（127）

Chapter 21：The Tale of the Three Brothers

In which Xenophilius Lovegood explains that the symbol is the symbol of the Deathly Hallows, and that the origin of the story is “The Tale of the Three Brothers”, which Hermione then reads aloud. Xenophilius then explains the symbolism of the symbol and discusses the Hallows. Harry, wandering around the house, notices that there is no sign of Luna having been present for weeks, then confronts Xenophilius. Xenophilius then reveals that the Death Eaters took her, and he plans to hold Harry, Ron and Hermione until they arrive so that he can trade them for her. Harry, Ron and Hermione manage to escape while making it clear that Xenophilius wasn’t making up what he told the Death Eaters.

第二十一章：三兄弟的故事

在这一章中，泽诺菲留斯·洛夫古德解释说，那个神秘的符号实际上代表的是“死亡圣器”的标志。他讲述了故事的来源——《三兄弟的故事》，赫敏随后朗读了这个故事。泽诺菲留斯进一步解释了这个符号的象征意义，并详细讨论了死亡圣器的三个部分：长老魔杖、复活石和隐形斗篷。哈利在洛夫古德的家里四处走动时发现，卢娜已经有几周没有出现在家中。哈利随后质问泽诺菲留斯，得知卢娜被食死徒抓走了。泽诺菲留斯透露，他打算扣留哈利、罗恩和赫敏，直到食死徒来交换卢娜。哈利、罗恩和赫敏成功逃脱，并且在逃脱过程中明确表示泽诺菲留斯并没有编造任何有关死亡圣器的故事。