User:Chosen One/Horcrux

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A Horcrux is an extremely Dark magical object. Described in Magick Moste Evil as "the wickedest of all magical inventions", it is defined as any object which contains a part of someone's soul. To split one's soul, one must commit the supreme act of evil, murder. Then, by casting a spell, the murderer is able to encase a portion of their soul inside the chosen object.

The process violates two laws of nature, stating namely that Man must not kill another of his own kind, and that the soul should remain whole and intact. These violations gives the Horcrux its reputation as the most evil magical object. Horcruxes are therefore a banned subject at Hogwarts, and possibly elsewhere, too. Voldemort, obsessed with immortality, was prepared to find those few people who knew about the Horcrux and the incantation needed to create it, and then kill, to be able to immortalize himself.

Dark wizards usually choose objects of great importance to them as future Horcruxes. This might be symbolic of Muggles who are so greatly attracted to an object that after they die, they are bound to the physical world by the object, and thus cannot progress to the afterlife.

List of HorcruxesEdit

Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter believe that Voldemort used as many as 6 Horcruxes to hide parts of his soul.

Known Horcruxes of Lord VoldemortEdit

Tom Riddle's diary (destroyed)
Marvolo's Ring (destroyed)
Slytherin's Locket — This was most likely stolen from its hiding place by Regulus Black, and is probably the heavy locket which was found when the Order of the Phoenix was cleaning out number twelve, Grimmauld Place. (destroyed)
Hufflepuff's Cup (destroyed)
Nagini (destroyed)
Ravenclaw's Diadem (destroyed)
Harry Potter--Voldemort left a part of his soul in Harry's when he attempted to murder him. (destroyed, but Harry still lives)