User:Chosen One/Horcrux

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, the one forbidding Man to kill another of his own kind, and the other stating that the soul should remain whole and intact. This violation gives the Horcrux its reputation as the most evil magical invention. Horcruxes are a banned subject at Hogwarts, and possibly el Voldemort, obsessed with immortality,

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

Known Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort

 * Tom Riddle's diary (destroyed)
 * Marvolo's Ring (destroyed)
 * Slytherin's Locket &mdash; 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.
 * Hufflepuff's Cup

Possible Horcruxes

 * Nagini (Dumbledore's theory)
 * something of Ravenclaw's (Dumbledore's theory)
 * something of Gryffindor's (Dumbledore's theory)
 * Harry Potter &mdash; It is possible that Harry became Lord Voldemort's sixth and final Horcrux when Voldemort killed Lily and James Potter. This would explain why Harry is a Parselmouth, and why he was sometimes able to read Voldemort's thoughts. (Fan theory)
 * The Sorting Hat &mdash; as an object which is a close part of Hogwarts, originally belonging to Godric Gryffindor and having a part of each house of Hogwarts in it, this is a possible Horcrux. (Fan theory)