Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
Isn’tseventhemostpowerfullymagicalnumber.Yes,Ithinktheideaofaseven-partsoulwouldgreatlyappealtoLordVoldemort."
"HemadesevenHorcruxes?"saidHarry,horror-struck,whileseveraloftheportraitsonthewallsmadesimilarnoisesofshockandoutrage."Buttheycouldbeanywhereintheworld—hidden—buriedorinvisible—"
"Iamgladtoseeyouappreciatethemagnitudeoftheproblem,"saidDumbledorecalmly."Butfirstly,no,Harry,notsevenHorcruxes:six.Theseventhpartofhissoul,howevermaimed,residesinsidehisregeneratedbody.Thatwasthepartofhimthatlivedaspectralexistenceforsomanyyearsduringhisexile;withoutthat,hehasnoselfatall.ThatseventhpieceofsoulwillbethelastthatanybodywishingtokillVoldemortmustattack—thepiecethatlivesinhisbody."
"ButthesixHorcruxes,then,"saidHarry,alittledesperately,"howarewesupposedtofindthem?"
"Youareforgetting...youhavealreadydestroyedoneofthem.AndIhavedestroyedanother."
"Youhave?"saidHarryeagerly.
"Yesindeed,"saidDumbledore,andheraisedhisblackened,burned-lookinghand."Thering,Harry.Marvolo’sring.Andaterriblecursetherewasuponittoo.Haditnotbeen—forgivemethelackofseemlymodesty—formyownprodigiousskill,andforProfessorSnape’stimelyactionwhenIreturnedtoHogwarts,desperatelyinjured,Imightnothavelivedtotellthetale.However,awitheredhanddoesnotseemanunreasonableexchangeforaseventhofVoldemort’ssoul.TheringisnolongeraHorcrux."
