Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Horcruxes
Idonotthinkheunderstandswhy,Harry,butthen,hewasinsuchahurrytomutilatehisownsoul,heneverpausedtounderstandtheincomparablepowerofasoulthatisuntarnishedandwhole."
"But,sir,"saidHarry,makingvalianteffortsnottosoundargumentative,"itallcomestothesamething,doesn’tit?I’vegottotryandkillhim,or—"
"Gotto?"saidDumbledore."Ofcourseyou’vegotto!Butnotbecauseoftheprophecy!Becauseyou,yourself,willneverrestuntilyou’vetried!Webothknowit!Imagine,please,justforamoment,thatyouhadneverheardthatprophecy!HowwouldyoufeelaboutVoldemortnow?Think!"
HarrywatchedDumbledorestridingupanddowninfrontolhim,andthought.Hethoughtofhismother,hisfather,andSinus.HethoughtofCedricDiggory.HethoughtofalltheterribledeedsheknewLordVoldemorthaddone.Aflameseemedtoleapinsidehischest,searinghisthroat.
"I’dwanthimfinished,"saidHarryquietly."AndI’dwanttodoit."
"Ofcourseyouwould!"criedDumbledore."Yousee,theprophecydoesnotmeanyouhavetodoanything!ButtheprophecycausedLordVoldemorttomarkyouashisequal...Inotherwords,youarefreetochooseyourway,quitefreetoturnyourbackontheprophecy!ButVoldemortcontinuestosetstorebytheprophecy.Hewillcontinuetohuntyou...whichmakesitcertain,really,that—"
"Thatoneofusisgoingtoendupkillingtheother,"saidHarry.
"Yes."
ButheunderstoodatlastwhatDumbledorehadbeentryingtotellhim
