The Sacrifical Element in Destroying a Horcrux

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 151562

Has anyone else noticed that some sort of sacrifice was made to destroy 
each Horcrux?  Allow me to summarize:

The diary:  Harry had to be willing to sacrifice his own life, in 
general, to go into the COS.  Second, he had to be willing to risk his 
own life to fight the Basilisk.  If he hadn't defeated the Basilisk, he 
wouldn't have had the fang with which he destroyed the diary.  I 
suppose we could say he could have destroyed the diary with the sword, 
but even so, he still had to be willing to risk his own life to go into 
the chamber in the first place.

The Ring:  We don't know too much about this, but obviously, it cost 
Dumbledore the use of his hand, at the very least.  (IMO, DD didn't do 
the "thrilling tale" "justice", as he said he wanted to do -- he never 
gave Harry the details, did he?)

The locket:  This required a blood sacrifice and apparently,led to 
RAB's death.

Destroying any of the Horcruxes will obviously require Harry or 
whomever to be willing to risk their own lives.  But I wonder what 
other sacrifices will be required?  

Angie (who is going away for the weekend, not Horcrux Hunting, and who 
will check her posts when she returns.)

Maybe that is part of the reason LV feels so secure with his 
Horcruxes?  Maybe be believes there are few wizards (let's face it, the 
Order are few) who 1) know about his Horcruxes, know how to find them, 
and  know how to destroy them, and 2)would risk their own lives to 
destroy part of his soul.