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第6章 异灵之动

“Easier ter spot than the adults,” Hagrid told the class. “They turn silver when they're abou’ two years old, an’ they grow horns at aroun four. Don’ go pure white till they're full grown, ‘round about seven. They're a bit more trustin’ when they're babies…don’ mind boys so much.…C'mon, move in a bit, yeh can pat ‘em if yeh want…give ‘em a few o’ these sugar lumps.…

“And the more I’ve read about them,” said Hermione, “the more horrible they seem, and the less I can believe that he actually made six. It warns in this book how unstable you make the rest of your soul by ripping it, and that’s just by making one Horcrux!”

“At nine in the evening,” said the stranger, producing a scrap of

“Citizen Doctor,” said the first, with his former reluctance, “ask

“All right, then.” said Moody. “Everyone ready, please. I want us all to leave at exactly the same time or the whole point of the diversion’s lost.”

“An Age Line!” Fred Weasley said, his eyes glinting, as they all made their way across the Hall to the doors into the entrance hall. “Well, that should be fooled by an Aging Potion, shouldn't it? And once your name's in that goblet, you're laughing - it can't tell whether you're seventeen or not!”

“Gone! It's the first day of the holidays, remember?” said Ron, watching Harry closely. “It's nearly lunchtime; I was going to come and wake you up in a minute.”

“Good plan,” said Harry in mock admiration. He could not believe that he was this close, and was going to be thwarted by Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. He began edging slowly backward toward the place where the Horcrux sat lopsided upon the bust. If he could just get his hands on it before the fight broke out…

“Break down the door!” screamed the boy. “I tell you they’ll