Seven horcruxes and no more

[kkersey_austin]

No: HPFGUIDX 134385

CathyD wrote: 
>> What I'd like to know is why DD never commented that he may have
>> made more since his re-birthing, shortly after which he would have 
>> found out from Malfoy about the diary being destroyed.  What's
>> prevented LV from 'topping them up to six' again?

Morgan replied: 
> I think the key here is the importance of the number seven....
[much snippage of excellent support]

Elisabet now:
I think, though, that the point that CathyD is making is that
Voldemort *already knows* that one of his Horcruxes (the Diary) has
been destroyed. So unless he replaces that one, he will *not* have the
important number, seven.

Why would he not replace it? Is it more important to have *created*
exactly six Horcruxes (to his soul divided by seven), or to actually
have six Horcruxes (and therefore seven pieces of soul) *in
existance*? 

Elisabet