Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
"DoesVoldemortknowwhenaHorcruxisdestroyed,sir?Canhefeelit?"Harryasked,ignoringtheportraits.
"Averyinterestingquestion,Harry.Ibelievenot.IbelievethatVoldemortisnowsoimmersedinevil,andthesecrucialpartsofhimselfhavebeendetachedforsolong,hedoesnotfeelaswedo.Perhaps,atthepointofdeath,hemightbeawareofhisloss...buthewasnotaware,forinstance,thatthediaryhadbeendestroyeduntilheforcedthetruthoutofLuciusMalfoy.WhenVoldemortdiscoveredthatthediaryhadbeenmutilatedandrobbedofallitspowers,Iamtoldthathisangerwasterribletobehold."
"ButIthoughthemeantLuciusMalfoytosmuggleitintoHogwarts?"
"Yes,hedid,yearsago,whenhewassurehewouldbeabletocreatemoreHorcruxes,butstillLuciuswassupposedtowaitforVoldemortssay-so,andheneverreceivedit,forVoldemortvanishedshortlyaftergivinghimthediary.NodoubthethoughtthatLuciuswouldnotdaredoanythingwiththeHorcruxotherthanguarditcarefully,buthewascountingtoomuchuponLucius’sfearofamasterwhohadbeengoneforyearsandwhomLuciusbelieveddead.Ofcourse,Luciusdidnotknowwhatthediaryreallywas.IunderstandthatVoldemorthadtoldhimthediarywouldcausetheChamberofSecretstoreopenbecauseitwascleverlyenchanted.HadLuciusknownheheldaportionofhismaster’ssoulinhishands,hewouldundoubtedlyhavetreateditwithmorereverence—butinsteadhewentaheadandcarriedouttheoldplanforhisownends.
