A Horcrux Hypothesis. Re: Can a Horcrux kill/destroy another Horcrux?

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No: HPFGUIDX 145145

Brothergib wrote:
"IMO, all six Horcruxes are, in essence, the same thing. Their 
magical properties are therefore identical. It is how Voldemort 
chooses to use them, that determines the ease (or not) of their 
destruction.
 The diary - In this case, Voldemort wanted to ensure that his soul  
piece could leave its container (ie the diary) and possess another  
witch/wizard. Therefore, Voldemort could not place a protective 
curse upon the diary because it would negate the very reason why 
Voldemort created that Horcrux in the first place." <snip>


CH3ed:
I think all the soul pieces in the horcruxes have identical 
properties. But I think the diary was different because it was also 
a penseive.


Brothergib wrote:
" What is interestin is that Harry destroyed the container ie the 
diary when the Horcrux was no longer residing within it (ie Tom 
Riddle was practically reborn). It therefore appears that the 
Horcrux is inexorably linked to its container. Destroy the 
container, and the Horcrux is destroyed also, independently of where 
the Horcux is at that precise moment." <snip>


CH3ed:
I don't think the diary horcrux was practically reborned yet when 
Harry stuck the basilisk' fang into it. Ginny was still alive then. 
Had she been dead I would agree with you. It does appear that the 
destroying of a horcrux (and the soul encased in it) does involve 
breaking the horcruxed object as far as we have seen (the diary and 
the ring). But I don't think we've seen enough to conclude that 
destroying the container always result in destroying the soul piece 
it houses even if the soul piece is not inside the container at the 
time yet. 

CH3ed :O)