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Originally Posted by Terumoto
What exactly is a horcrux?
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When a wizard in the Harry Potter world kills someone, they can split their soul and embed it in an object, so that even if "they" die, a part of their soul still lives on in that object and they can come back because technically, their soul still exists on earth. It makes them immortal as long as the Horcrux isn't destroyed. However, Voldemort (the main bad guy) is suspected of actually splitting his soul into SEVEN (the most powerful magical number) pieces, as to truly avoid death.