Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           HesawDeanandSeamussittinginagroupnearby:thismeantthatthedormitorymustbeempty,ornearlyso.Withoutspeakingtoanybody,withoutmakingeyecontactatall,Harrywalkedstraightacrosstheroomandthroughthedoortotheboys’dormitories.

           Ashehadhoped,Ronwaswaitingforhim,stillfullydressed,sittingonhisbed.Harrysatdownonhisownfour-posterandforamoment,theysimplystaredateachother.

           "They’retalkingaboutclosingtheschool,"saidHarry.

           "Lupinsaidtheywould,"saidRon.

           Therewasapause.

           "So?"saidRoninaverylowvoice,asthoughhethoughtthefurnituremightbelisteningin."Didyoufindone?Didyougetit?A—aHorcrux?"

           Harryshookhishead.Allthathadtakenplacearoundthatblacklakeseemedlikeanoldnightmarenow;haditreallyhappened,andonlyhoursago?

           "Youdidn’tgetit?"saidRon,lookingcrestfallen."Itwasn’tthere?"

           "No,"saidHarry."Someonehadalreadytakenitandleftafakeinitsplace."

           "Alreadytaken—?"

           Wordlessly,Harrypulledthefakelocketfromhispocket,openedit,andpassedittoRon.Thefullstorycouldwait...itdidnotmattertonight...nothingmatteredexcepttheend,theendoftheirpointlessadventure,theendofDumbledore’slife...

           "R.A.B.,"whisperedRon,"butwhowasthat?"

           "Dunno,"saidHarry,lyingbackonhisbedfullyclothedandstaringblanklyupwards.HefeltnocuriosityatallaboutR.A.B.:hedoubtedthathewouldeverfeelcuriousagain.Ashelaythere,hebecameawaresuddenlythatthegroundsweresilent.Fawkeshadstoppedsinging