The remaining Horcruxes

[roseviolet66]

No: HPFGUIDX 133548

Alina wrote:

> Four items from founders, the ring, the diary, the makes six. It 
> means that there are no horcruxes in Nagini or Harry/Harry's scar.

Then Richelle wrote:
 
> Unless Dumbledore was wrong, the only item that belonged to 
> Gryffindor is safely in his office--the sword. (Though what 
> about the Sorting Hat?) 
> According to Dumbledore, the 7 parts of Voldemort's soul are in:
> 1. Riddle's Diary (destroyed)
> 2. Slytherin's ring (destroyed)
> 3. Slytherin's locket (missing, possibly in Grimmauld Place)
> 4. Hufflepuff's Cup (goodness knows where)
> 5. An item that was either Ravenclaw's or Gryffindor's (if 
> there's an unknown out there somewhere)
> 6. Nagini
> 7. Voldemort himself


Roseviolet now writes:

But wouldn't Voldemort have lost one of those horcruxes (himself) 
when he died as a result of the rebounded AK on baby Harry? That 
would leave six. The diary was destroyed in CoS. That would leave 
five. Slytherin's gaunt ring was destroyed in HBP. That would leave 
only four outstanding horcruxes including--assuming Dumbledore is 
correct--Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, Nagini and Voldemort 
himself (this is the horcrux he would have had to use to remain 
alive after that night in Godric's Hollow). I don't see room for a 
further horcrux from a Ravenclaw or Gryffindor artifact unless 
Voldemort divided his soul into eight instead of seven. Hmmm...

~Roseviolet