保密人 Secret Keeper By J.K. Rowling
Originally published on pottermore on Aug 10th 2015
The Fidelius Charm is extremely ancient and still used to this day. It involves the concealment of information inside a living person. The chosen person, or Secret Keeper, is the only person who is thenceforth capable of revealing the protected information to others, however many previously knew it. If the Secret Keeper shares the hidden information, the person to whom he or she has confided it will be bound by the Fidelius Charm and find it impossible to pass the information on.
赤胆忠心咒非常古老，直到今天还在使用。 它可以把一个秘密隐藏在活人之中。 被选中的人，或者说保密人，是从此以后唯一有能力将受保护的信息泄露给其他人的人，不管之前有多少人知道。 如果保密人分享了隐藏的信息，他或她所信任的人也将会受到赤胆忠心咒的约束，并且发现自己不可能将信息传递出去。
The Fidelius Charm is not without its weaknesses. If the Secret Keeper wishes to do so, they may divulge the information at any time (although the secret cannot be forced, bewitched or tortured out of a Secret Keeper who does not wish to give up their secret; it must be given voluntarily). If the Secret Keeper dies, anyone to whom he or she has confided the information will become a Secret Keeper. This could involve many people, any of whom might be more willing to share the secret.
赤胆忠心咒并非没有弱点。 如果保密人愿意，他们可以在任何时候泄露这些信息（但是不可以被强迫，对于一个不愿意泄露秘密的保密人，无论魔法还是酷刑都无法从他口中撬出这个秘密，必须得是自愿才行）。 如果保密人死了，任何向他或她吐露信息的人都将成为保密人。 这可能涉及到许多人，他们中的任何人都可能更愿意分享这个秘密。
Generally speaking, being a Secret Keeper is a dangerous position to occupy. It is such a serious and binding enchantment that few would undertake it lightly. In spite of the fact that the secret can only be given up voluntarily, many have been subjected to the Imperius and Cruciatus Curses in an effort to make them share their information.
一般来说，保密人是一个危险的身份。 这是一种严肃而有约束力的魔法，很少有人会轻易地采取这种做法。 尽管这个秘密事实上只能被自愿泄露，许多人还是受到了夺魂咒和钻心咒的折磨，就是为了让保密人分享他们的秘密。（彼得证明了这是有用的）