Horcruxes

A Horcrux is a piece of a wizard's soul. To create one you have to break your soul in half, and to do that, you must kill someone.

Voldemort wanted to create seven horcruxes. It is believed that he did in fact manage to do this.

If a wizard has a horcrux, then even if he is killed, he still remains alive because a part of his soul was protected. This was why Voldemort did not die the night that he failed to kill Harry.

Dumbledore informs Harry in Book 6, that he believes that in order for Harry to kill Voldemort, he will first have to destroy all of his Horcruxes.

A List of Known Horcruxes

 * The ring that Voldemort stole from Morfin
 * The diary that Harry destroyed in Book 2
 * A Locket that once belonged to Voldemort's mother
 * This locket is believed to have been destroyed by "R.A.B"

--Moonz 22:40, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)