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

[Rebecca Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 144734

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.


Hi Susan
   
No it was definitely Voldemort who said about the no.7 - he said it to Slughorn, in Slughorn's memory when he asked about the horcruxes. Later Dumbledore points it out to Harry that he said this. (Sorry not got the book on me to give you a proper quote). About doing the math - I see where you are going with that but no I don't think that would work. His soul has already been divided into seven pieces. Even if some of those pieces are destroyed he doesn't get any of that soul back, it is still divided. If he creates more, then he is splitting down the soul again and it is no longer in seven pieces. I don't think it is the number of horcruxes that are significant - it is the number of times the soul is split (that is why the seventh remains in his body rather than creating seven horcruxes - this would mean the one in his body would be the eighth). Don't know if I explained that very well but at least I know what I mean Lol!
   
becky