Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
"Sohe’smadehimselfimpossibletokillbymurderingotherpeople?"saidHarry."Whycouldn’themakeaSorcerer’sStone,orstealone,ifhewassointerestedinimmortality?"
"Well,weknowthathetriedtodojustthat,fiveyearsago,"saidDumbledore."Butthereareseveralreasonswhy,Ithink,aSorcerer’sStonewouldappeallessthanHorcruxestoLordVoldemort.
"WhiletheElixirofLifedoesindeedextendlife,itmustbedrunkregularly,foralleternity,ifthedrinkeristomaintaintheimmortality.Therefore,VoldemortwouldbeentirelydependantontheElixir,andifitranout,orwascontaminated,oriftheStonewasstolen,hewoulddiejustlikeanyotherman.Voldemortlikestooperatealone,remember.Ibelievethathewouldhavefoundthethoughtofbeingdependent,evenontheElixir,intolerable.Ofcoursehewaspreparedtodrinkitifitwouldtakehimoutofthehorriblepart-lifetowhichhewascondemnedafterattackingyou,butonlytoregainabody.Thereafter,Iamconvinced,heintendedtocontinuetorelyonhisHorcruxes.Hewouldneednothingmore,ifonlyhecouldregainahumanform.Hewasalreadyimmortal,yousee...orasclosetoimmortalasanymancanbe.
"Butnow,Harry,armedwiththisinformation,thecrucialmemoryyouhavesucceededinprocuringforus,weareclosertothesecretoffinishingLordVoldemortthananyonehaseverbeenbefore.Youheardhim,Harry:’Wouldn’titbebetter,makeyoustronger,tohaveyoursoulinmorepiece...isn’tseventhemostpowerfullymagicalnumbe...’
