Tris had never actually seen a Pensieve, much less used one.
But the Pensieve before him looked quite similar to the one in the movies, so he could still recognize it.
Had Dumbledore brought this out because he had obtained Professor Slughorn's memory?
Just as Tris had guessed, once Dumbledore saw that they had arrived, he explained why. "Harry brought me Horace's memory last night-the memory concerning Voldemort and Horcruxes."
Tris immediately looked at Harry.
You little shit, you didn't even tell me about something this important?
Harry smiled sheepishly and stuck out his tongue.
Whether Dumbledore hadn't noticed or was pretending not to, he showed no reaction and went straight on. "Simply put, judging by what he said at the time, he apparently wanted to split his soul into seven pieces. In other words, he intended to make six Horcruxes."
"Split his soul into seven pieces?" Ron's eyes widened.
He already knew about Horcruxes. Harry always found it difficult to keep anything he knew from his best friend. But Ron had previously had no idea exactly how many Horcruxes there were, nor had he been particularly concerned about it.
Now that he knew Voldemort had actually intended to split his soul into seven pieces, his instinctive reaction was that it was utterly outrageous.
"Yes, it is very difficult to imagine." Dumbledore nodded, acknowledging Ron's astonishment. "But that appears to be the case. We have now obtained five Horcruxes, one of which has already been destroyed."
"Five? That many?" Ron was once again dumbfounded.
Tris and Harry showed little reaction. They both already knew.
"Yesterday, I invited Remus and the others over to discuss this. We all agreed that Voldemort is extremely exacting when it comes to carrying out his plans. Since he originally intended to make six Horcruxes, he