Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
"Thediarywasn’tthatspecial."
"Thediary,asyouhavesaidyourself,wasproofthathewastheheirofSlytherin.IamsurethatVoldemortconsidereditofstupendousimportance."
"So,theotherHorcruxes?"saidHarry."Doyouthinkyouknowwhattheyare,sir?"
"Icanonlyguess,"saidDumbledore."ForthereasonsIhavealreadygiven,IbelievethatLordVoldemortwouldpreferobjectsthat,inthemselves,haveacertaingrandeur.IhavethereforetrawledbackthroughVoldemort’spasttoseeifIcanfindevidencethatsuchartifactshavedisappearedaroundhim."
"Thelocket!"saidHarryloudly,"Hufflepuff’scup!"
"Yes,"saidDumbledore,smiling,"Iwouldbepreparedtobet—perhapsnotmyotherhand—butacoupleoffingers,thattheybecameHorcruxesthreeandfour.Theremainingtwo,assumingagainthathecreatedatotalofsix,aremoreofaproblem,butIwillhazardaguessthat,havingsecuredobjectsfromHufflepuffandSlytherin,hesetouttotrackdownobjectsownedbyGryffindororRavenclaw.Fourobjectsfromthefourfounderswould,Iamsure,haveexertedapowerfulpulloverVoldemort’simagination.IcannotanswerforwhetherheevermanagedtofindanythingofRavenclaw’s.Iamconfident,however,thattheonlyknownrelicofGryffindorremainssafe."
Dumbledorepointedhisblackenedfingerstothewallbehindhim,wherearuby-encrustedswordreposedwithinaglasscase.
"Doyouthinkthat’swhyhereallywantedtocomebacktoHogwarts,sir?"saidHarry.
