Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
"ProjectforDefenseAgainsttheDarkArts,isit?"
ButHarrycouldtellthatSlughornknewperfectlywellthatthiswasnotschoolwork.
"Notexactly,sir,"saidRiddle."IcameacrossthetermwhilereadingandIdidn’tfullyunderstandit."
"No...well...you’dbehard-pushedtofindabookatHogwartsthat’llgiveyoudetailsonHorcruxes,Tom,that’sveryDarkstuff,veryDarkindeed,"saidSlughorn.
"Butyouobviouslyknowallaboutthem,sir?Imean,awizardlikeyou—sorry,Imean,ifyoucan’ttellme,obviously—Ijustknewifanyonecouldtellme,youcould—soIjustthoughtI’dask—"
Itwasverywelldone,thoughtHarry,thehesitancy,thecasualtone,thecarefulflattery,noneofitoverdone.He,Harry,hadhadtoomuchexperienceoftryingtowheedleinformationoutofreluctantpeoplenottorecognizeamasteratwork.HecouldtellthatRiddlewantedtheinformationvery,verymuch;perhapshadbeenworkingtowardthismomentforweeks.
"Well,"saidSlughorn,notlookingatRiddle,butfiddlingwiththeribbonontopofhisboxofcrystallizedpineapple,"well,itcan’thurttogiveyouanoverview,ofcourse.Justsothatyouunderstandtheterm.AHorcruxisthewordusedforanobjectinwhichapersonhasconcealedpartoftheirsoul."
"Idon’tquiteunderstandhowthatworks,though,sir,"saidRiddle.
Hisvoicewascarefullycontrolled,butHarrycouldsensehisexcitement.
"Well,yousplityoursoul,yousee,"saidSlughorn,"andhidepartofitinanobjectoutsidethebody.
