Is there a limit on the number of Horcruxes a person can make?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 162242

---  "Kenneth Clark" <kennclark at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10@> wrote:
> 
> > However, it would therefore follow that he has made
> > SIX  Horcruxes; the seventh soul fragment remains 
> > in him and is thus not a Horcrux.
> >
> Ken says:
> 
> But he may not yet have made the last one.  Surely his
> repeated attempts to kill Harry and, more importantly,
> his instructions to his Death Eaters that they DO NOT
> kill Harry would imply (not to put it any stronger 
> than that) that he is reserving his last horcrux for 
> Harry's  murder.
> 
> ...

bboyminn:

While I do, to some extent, agree with Jen Reese's 
statements about how and why Voldemort might have made
Nagini into the final Horcrux, but I'm not actually sure
that he did.

My impression of Dumbledore's statements on this matter
leaves me with an intuitive feeling that Dumbledore has
his doubts about Nagini. He seems to be saying that IF
Voldemort made his 6th Horcrux then it is /probably/
Nagini. Now I know that is far from a direct quote, but
Dumbledore's attitude combined with his statements just
doesn't leave me with the same feeling of sureness that
he has with the other known Horcruxes.

So, in my opinion, the jury is still out on Nagini. 
Dumbledore's statements could be a red herring, a 
misdirection to send Harry off on a /wild goose chase/.
Yet, is Harry likely to encounted Nagini /before/ he
encounters Voldemort? I don't see how, so if Nagini is
or is not a Horcrux, Harry can't possibly find out until
the last minute.

Now if we pause for a moment and assume Nagini is not 
actually a Horcrux, then we must ask, is something else
a Horcrux in her place, or is Voldemort saving the 6th
and final Horcrux for Harry's death?

A part of me wonders if Harry will actually find all the
Horcruxes before his final confrontation with Voldemort?
They seem nearly impossible to find, especially when one
of them is a complete unknown (Ravenclaw or Gryffindor 
object). 

Based on this, there is a part of me that wonders if ALL
the Horcruxes aren't... well... red herring-ish. Certainly
they are significant to the next story, but will they 
really matter in the final showdown? And if they don't
matter, then what unimaginable twist of fate will nullify
them? 

So, I agree with Jen Reese's statement regarding Voldemort
motivations IF he made Nagini a horcrux, but I also agree 
with KEN, that there is an element of uncertainty as to 
whether Nagini really is a horcrux. 

Don't have a clue what that all adds up to though.

Steve/bboyminn