Endless horcrux hunt? Was: Evil Overlord for the day (Re: Horcrux query)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 144729

SSSusan wrote earlier:
> > wouldn't it be likely that Voldy would then make MORE horcruxes?  I 
> > mean, as long as he can stay one step ahead, he could just keep 
> > killing people & creating howlops, couldn't he?  Making Harry's 
> > mission seemingly endless.
 
Becky responded:
> Voldemort said that 'seven' was a magically significant number. He 
> has already split his soudl into seven pieces, he cannot make any 
> more horcruxes as it would mean it had been split into more pieces.


SSSusan:
Actually, I think it was DD who said this, rather than Voldy.  (Or do I 
have that wrong?)  But you're right that *if* DD is correct that the 
number seven truly matters to Voldy, that could prevent him from 
wanting to make more horcrusts.  OTOH, since a couple have been 
destroyed now, could Voldy do the math and decide "Okay, 7 - 2 = 5... 
so I can make 2 more and get back to 7"??  

I jest... sort of.


Claudia:
> This idea never occurred to me because I got the impression that there
> was too little left of the "original" Voldemort to create another
> horcrux. I have no canon to support this, I think my impression comes
> from the descriptions of Voldemort as looking very inhuman and
> snakelike after his return.

SSSusan:
I think this is an interesting impression, Claudia, and I wouldn't be 
surprised if Jo confirms it, either in a website update (if we ever GET 
another one!) or in Book 7.  There's no canon I can think of either 
to "prove" it to this point, but just the same gut reaction you had... 
plus the knowledge that we're going into the final volume and she will, 
ostensibly, want to keep things from getting TOO convoluted.  Voldy 
making more howchits *would* be making the plot more convoluted, 
methinks.

Siriusly Snapey Susan