Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
"Butdon’tyousee,Harry,thatifheintendedthediarytobepassedto,orplantedon,somefutureHogwartsstudent,hewasbeingremarkablyblas¨¦aboutthatpreciousfragmentofhissoulconcealedwithinit.ThepointofaHorcruxis,asProfessorSlughornexplained,tokeeppartoftheselfhiddenandsafe,nottoflingitintosomebodyelse’spathandruntheriskthattheymightdestroyit—asindeedhappened:thatparticularfragmentofsoulisnomore;yousawtothat.
"ThecarelesswayinwhichVoldemortregardedthisHorcruxseemedmostominoustome.Itsuggestedthathemusthavemade—orhadbeenplanningtomake—moreHorcruxes,sothatthelossofhisfirstwouldnotbesodetrimental.Ididnotwishtobelieveit,butnothingelseseemedtomakesense.Thenyoutoldme,twoyearslater,thatonthenightthatVoldemortreturnedtohisbody,hemadeamostilluminatingandalarmingstatementtohisDeathEaters.’Iwhohavegonefurtherthananybodyalongthepaththatleadstoimmortality.’Thatwaswhatyoutoldmehesaid.’Furtherthananybody!’AndIthoughtIknewwhatthatmeant,thoughtheDeathEatersdidnot.HewasreferringtohisHorcruxes,Horcruxesintheplural,Harry,whichIdon’tbelieveanyotherwizardhaseverhad.Yetitfitted:LordVoldomorthasseemedtogrowlesshumanwiththepassingyears,andthetransformationhehadundergoneseemedtometobeonlyexplainableifhissoulwasmutilatedbeyondtherealmsofwhatwemightcallusualevil..."
