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5、本文塞德里克人物分析 选读,但可 ...
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主要是为了这本小说的设定整理的,但也可以看做我个人对于原著塞德里克的分析。
1.首先是外貌:
小说中的塞德里克被描述为一个“高大健壮,灰眼睛,高挺鼻梁,深色头发“的英俊男孩,电影中则由罗伯特·帕丁森饰演他。本文的核心梗就是罗伯特还在《新蝙蝠侠》里饰演了布鲁斯·韦恩,所以本文中的塞德里克是黑发蓝眼的经典配置,参考演员本人。
《火焰杯》原文:
【Cedric was exceptionally handsome, with his straight nose, dark hair and grey eyes.
塞德里克英俊过人,长着挺直的鼻子、深色头发与灰色的眼睛。】
2.有关塞德里克的性格:
这一部分主要是结合原著小说。
【“He’s that tall, good-looking one, isn’t he?” said Angelina.
“Strong and silent,” said Katie, and they started to giggle again.
“He’s only silent because he’s too thick to string two words together,” said Fred impatiently. “I don’t know why you’re worried, Oliver, Hufflepuff is a pushover. Last time we played them, Harry caught the Snitch in about five minutes, remember?”
“就是那个高高的、长得很好看的男生,对不对?” 安吉利娜说。
“高大,沉默寡言。” 凯蒂说,三人又咯咯笑开了。
“他之所以沉默,只是笨得连两句话都凑不出来。” 弗雷德不耐烦地说,“奥利弗,我不懂你担心什么,赫奇帕奇不堪一击。上次我们跟他们比赛,哈利大概五分钟就抓到飞贼了,还记得吗?”】
这里弗雷德更多的是用一种调侃的语气说的,塞德里克沉默并不是因为他真的笨。但也正是因为这句话,我认为塞德里克并不是大多数同人文里所写的“中央空调”性格。他的确友善,但这并不代表着他对所有人都亲近。
再就是后文乔治说的话。哈利在比赛中因为摄魂怪而昏迷,醒来之后,许多人来探望他:
【Diggory got the Snitch,” said George. “Just after you fell. He didn’t realise what had happened. When he looked back and saw you on the ground, he tried to call it off. Wanted a re-match. But they won fair and square ... even Wood admits it.”
“迪戈里抓到飞贼了。”乔治说,“就在你摔下去之后。他一开始不知道发生了什么。等回头看见你躺在地上,他想要取消比赛,要求重赛。但他们赢得光明正大……就连伍德也承认这一点。”】
后来在《火焰杯》里,罗琳写双子因为这场球赛而不愿意和塞德里克说话,实际上双子也并没有因此真正讨厌塞德里克,因为他们都知道,塞德里克的公正是毋庸置疑的。
而塞德里克自己的看法呢?
【“Ah, yes!” said Mr Diggory, smiling broadly at Harry. “Cedric’s told me all about last year’s match. He said you fell off your broom.”
Cedric looked embarrassed.
“Dad,” he muttered, “I told you it was an accident.”
“But you didn’t fall!” said Mr Diggory, thumping Cedric’s shoulder again. “Our Cedric’s modest, see? But still, beating Harry Potter — that’s something to tell your grandchildren, eh?”
“啊,没错!”迪戈里先生满面笑容看着哈利,“塞德跟我说了去年那场比赛,他说你从扫帚上掉下去了。”
塞德里克面露尴尬。
“爸爸,”他小声嘟囔,“我跟你说了那是意外。”
“可你没有掉下去啊!”迪戈里先生又重重拍了拍塞德里克的肩膀,“我们的塞德就是这么谦虚,懂吧?不过不管怎么说,打败哈利·波特——这可是能讲给孙辈听的故事,对吧?”
“Yeah,” Cedric said quietly, looking at the ground. “It was just luck.”
“是啊,”塞德里克低声说着,看向地面,“只是运气而已。”】
所有人都认为他赢得光明正大,包括他的对手,但他自己却认为“这只是运气”。不管他和哈利的对决结果如何,不管他是否意识到了哈利的尴尬,他的公正和谦虚都在这些文字里体现得淋漓尽致。
我在写塞德里克在本文中的人设底色的时候,不管是查资料还是看原文,所有有关塞德里克性格的描述大多数都来自哈利的视角。
这段写的我都有点绷不住了。除了塞德里克在舞会上邀请了秋那一段时间,哈利从来没在言语上或者在心里说过塞德里克任何一句坏话。这或许就是为什么大家都调侃说塞德里克是霍格沃茨白月光学长吧,因为读者的视角一直在和主角走,而哈利根本看不到塞德里克的缺点。
说回正题。原著中唯一有可能是对塞德里克负面描写的只有一句话,那就是哈利向塞德里克澄清自己没有投名字的时候,塞德里克看上去并没有相信。但我觉得这完全是正常的——勇士的殊荣是一生仅有一次的,塞德里克听见哈利被选中,心情肯定不好。
而且就算他心里因为哈利感到不开心了,他都没有在别人面前说过一句哈利的坏话。甚至在电影里,他还会让自己的朋友们不要带“波特臭大粪”的徽章。
完全是圣人。
邓布利多的悼词就不说了。逝者为大,所以不管是哪个国家,你总不会在一个死人的葬礼上批判他的缺点吧?
而塞德里克的性格还可以从他父母的身上得到侧面体现。以下是迪戈里夫妇在塞德里克死后和哈利的互动:
【They did not blame him for what had happened; on the contrary, both thanked him for returning Cedric’s body to them.
他们没有因为所发生的事情而责怪他;相反,他们都感谢哈利把塞德里克的尸体带给了他们。
Mr. Diggory sobbed through most of the interview. Mrs. Diggory’s grief seemed to be beyond tears.
在见面中,迪戈里先生大部分时间都在无声地哭泣,而迪戈里夫人已经伤心得欲哭无泪了。
“He didn’t suffer long, then,” Mrs. Diggory said quietly, when Harry had told them how Cedric had died. “And anyway, Amos… he’d just won the Tournament. He must have been happy.”
“那么,他并没有受多少痛苦。”迪戈里夫人听哈利讲了塞德里克的死亡经过,说道,“不管怎么说,阿莫斯……他死的时候刚赢得三强杯。他一定是很高兴的。”
When they got to their feet to leave, she looked down at Harry and said, “You look after yourself, now.”
当他们起身准备离开时,迪戈里夫人低头望着哈利,说:“你也好好保重吧。”】
唉……这一家子都是很好的人。
塞德里克死之后,他的父母才是极度悲伤的人。可迪戈里夫人却说“痛苦没有持续很久”“他刚刚赢得比赛,一定是快乐的”。甚至还反过来安慰哈利。
所以我至今没办法理解为什么在《被诅咒的孩子》这一书里,迪戈里先生会形容枯槁地责怪哈利;包括哈利的儿子也认为是哈利害死了塞德里克。我不理解。
还有一些侧面描写:
【Cedric stepped forward.
“Ah, now, this is one of mine, isn’t it?” said Mr Ollivander, with much more enthusiasm, as Cedric handed over his wand. “Yes, I remember it well. Containing a single hair from the tail of a particularly fine male unicorn ... must have been seventeen hands; nearly gored me with his horn after I plucked his tail. Twelve and a quarter inches ... ash ... pleasantly springy. It’s in fine condition ... you treat it regularly?”
“Polished it last night,” said Cedric, grinning.
塞德里克走上前。
“啊,这是我做的魔杖,对吧?”塞德里克递过魔杖,奥利凡德先生兴致勃勃地说,“是的,我记得很清楚。芯是一根非常优秀的雄性独角兽尾毛……那独角兽足有十七掌高,我拔毛之后,它差点用角戳穿我。十二又四分之一英寸,白蜡木,弹性很好。状态很不错……你经常保养它吗?”
“昨晚刚擦过。”塞德里克咧嘴一笑。】
根据在官网查的消息,塞德里克的魔杖可以让我们对他的性格有这样一些解读:
白蜡木魔杖会永远坚守自己真正的主人,不适合留给或者送给其他的人,因为这会让它失去力量和技能。
如果魔杖的杖芯是独角兽毛的话,这种趋势则尤为明显。关于魔杖的古老迷信很少能够经受得住检验,但是奥利凡德认为,与山梨木、栗木、白蜡木和榛木魔杖有关的说法“山梨啰嗦,栗木懒,白蜡固执,榛木娇。”有一小部分事实。
最适合使用白蜡木魔杖的男女巫师不会轻易地从他们的观点和目标上动摇不过,那些坚持尝试这种享有盛誉的魔杖的性情急躁、过分自信的男女巫师,通常会对它的效果感到失望。
这种魔杖真正理想的主人应该是那些或许固执、必定勇敢,却不从不粗鲁傲慢的人。
魔杖所体现出来的性格反而是塞德里克很少在同人文里体现出来的一点,那就是他是一个坚定、甚至有点固执的人。所以他才会执意让哈利拿起奖杯,因为他坚守自己的原则。
【Cedric was standing feet from the Triwizard Cup, which was gleaming behind him.
塞德里克站在离三强杯几英尺远的地方,奖杯在他身后闪闪发光。
“Take it, then,” Harry panted to Cedric. “Go on, take it. You’re there.”
“那你拿吧,”哈利气喘吁吁地对塞德里克说,“快,拿上它。是你先到的。”
But Cedric didn’t move. He merely stood there, looking at Harry. Then he turned to stare at the Cup. Harry saw the longing expression on his face in its golden light.
但是塞德里克没有动。他只是站在那里看着哈利,然后转头盯着奖杯。哈利看见金色的光芒映在他脸上,带着渴望的神情。
Cedric looked around at Harry again, who was now holding onto the hedge to support himself. Cedric took a deep breath.
塞德里克又回头看向哈利,哈利此刻正抓着树篱支撑身体。塞德里克深吸一口气。
“You take it. You should win. That’s twice you’ve saved my neck in here.”
“你拿吧。你应该赢。你已经在迷宫里救了我两次命。”
“That’s not how it’s supposed to work,” Harry said. “The one who reaches the cup first gets the points. That’s you. I’m telling you, I’m not going to win any races on this leg.”
“规则不是这样的,”哈利说,“谁先到达奖杯,谁得分。是你先到的。跟你说,我这条腿跑不了比赛。”
Cedric took a few paces nearer the Cup, then stopped.
塞德里克朝奖杯走近几步,然后停下了。
“You deserve it more. You tried to save Fleur’s sister.”
“你更配得上它。你还想救芙蓉的妹妹。”
“Only I was daft enough to take that song seriously!” Harry said angrily. “Just take the cup!”
“只有我傻里傻气,把那首歌当真了!”哈利恼怒地说,“快拿奖杯吧!”
“No,” said Cedric firmly.
“不。”塞德里克坚定地说。
He stepped over the tangled spider legs towards Harry. Harry stared at him. Cedric was serious. He was walking away from the sort of honour Hufflepuff had not known for hundreds of years.
他跨过纠缠在一起的蜘蛛腿,走到哈利身边。哈利瞪着他。塞德里克是认真的。他正在放弃赫奇帕奇数百年来从未获得过的荣誉。
“You take it,” Cedric said. It looked as though it cost him every scrap of his resolution to say this. But his face was set, his arms folded, and he looked determined.
“你去吧。”塞德里克说。看上去他是用尽全部毅力才说出这句话的。但他神情坚决,抱着双臂,下定了决心。】
接下来要说的是原著和电影在某些细节上帝细微差别:
【"Hi," said Cedric, picking up a copy of A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration that was now splattered with ink. "My bag just split… brand-new and all…"
“你好,”塞德里克说,一边捡起一本被墨水溅污的《高级变形术指南》,“我的书包刚才裂开了……还是新书包呢……”
"Cedric," said Harry, "the first task is dragons."
“塞德里克,”哈利说,“第一个项目是火龙。”
"What?" said Cedric, looking up.
“什么?”塞德里克说着抬起头。
"Dragons," said Harry, speaking quickly, in case Professor Flitwick came out to see where Cedric had got to. "Four of them. One for each of us. We’ve got to get past them."
“是火龙,”哈利飞快地说着,生怕弗立维教授会出来查看塞德里克到什么地方去了,“一共有四条,我们每人一条,我们必须从它们身边通过。”
Cedric stared at him. Harry saw the dawning terror he had felt on Saturday flickering in Cedric’s grey eyes.
塞德里克呆呆地望着他。哈利看见星期六以来他感到的恐惧,此刻正在塞德里克灰色的眼睛里闪动。
"Are you sure?" Cedric whispered.
“你能肯定?”塞德里克压低声音问。
"Absolutely," said Harry. "I saw them."
“绝对肯定,”哈利说,“我亲眼看见了。”
"How did you find out? We’re not supposed to know —"
“你是怎么发现的?我们不应该知道……”
"Never mind," Harry said quickly — he knew he would get Hagrid into trouble if he told the truth. "It’s not just me. Fleur and Krum know too — Madame Maxime and Karkaroff saw the dragons."
“你就别管了,”哈利赶紧说道——他知道如果他说出实情,海格就会遇到麻烦,“知道的不止我一个人。芙蓉和克鲁姆现在也知道了——马克西姆夫人和卡卡洛夫都看见火龙了。”
Cedric straightened up, his arms full of ink-stained quills, parchment and books, the torn bag dangling off one shoulder. He stared at Harry, with a perplexed, almost suspicious look in his eyes.
塞德里克站直身子,怀里抱着一大堆沾染了墨水的羽毛笔、羊皮纸和书本,撕裂的书包从一个肩膀上耷拉了下来。他盯着哈利,眼睛里有一种困惑的、几乎可以说是怀疑的神情。
"Why are you telling me?" he asked.
“你为什么要告诉我?”他问。
Harry looked at him in disbelief. He was sure Cedric wouldn’t have asked that if he had seen the dragons himself. Harry wouldn’t have let his fiercest competitor face those huge beasts unprepared — well, perhaps not Malfoy or Snape…
哈利不敢相信地望着他。他可以肯定,如果塞德里克亲眼看见了那些火龙,就不会问这个问题了。哈利不能让他最强劲的竞争对手在毫无防备的情况下面对那些庞然大物——也许,换了马尔福或斯内普就……
"It’s just… fair, isn’t it?" he said to Cedric. "We all know now… we’re on an even footing, aren’t we?"
“这样才……公平,是不是?”他对塞德里克说,“我们现在都知道了……都站在同样的起点上,是不是?”
Cedric was still looking at him in some suspicion.
塞德里克仍然以有些怀疑的目光望着他。】
你塞德里克叔叔根本不是什么别人说什么信什么的傻白甜。他在这一段的表现简直太符合蝙蝠家族的性格(的刻板印象)了……
他根本不是一个随时会保持着亲切微笑、看上去马上就要竞选全美偶像的人。
其实还有一点,比如说塞德里克对哈利说“这还是新书包呢”,这句话有点像没话找话,又有点像是刻意对哈利说的。
我认为,塞德里克看出来自己的书包是因为魔咒才裂开了,而哈利又恰巧在此时走到他面前。他知道是哈利干的,但他没有拆穿。
当然,唯一确定的是,塞德里克的情绪在大多数时候都非常之稳定()
目前要说的就是这些,有可能随时补充。