Math Question: Horcruxes

[Randy]

No: HPFGUIDX 152702

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "steven1965aaa" 
<steven1965aaa at ...> wrote:
>
> According to Prof. Slughorn you make a Horcrux by "splitting" your 
> soul.  So Riddle makes his 1st Horcrux.  Now 50% of his soul is in 
> horcrux #1 and 50% remains in his body.  
> 
> When Riddle makes the 2nd Horcrux, what is split?  The soul piece 
> which remained in his body after he made the 1st Horcrux?  If so, 
that 
> 50% soul piece is now split, so Horcrux #3 contains 25% of his 
soul 
> and Voldmort retains 25% in his body.  When he makes Horcrux #4 
that 
> 25% would again be split so that Voldemort retains 12.5% of his 
> original soul and 12.5% is transferred to Horcrux #4.  
Extrapolating 
> to the finish, Horcrux 6 would contain 3.125% of Voldemort's 
original 
> soul and Voldemort is now left with only 3.125% of his original 
soul 
> residing inside his body.
> 
> Is that the way it works?  Is my thinking on this too linear and 
> not "magical" enough?  Does this matter?  
Questions/comments/theories?
> 
> Steven1965aaa
>

I remember that I found a discussion about the Eye of Horus (from 
Egytptian mythology) last year.  The link below shows the same math 
formula that you describe.  It is really interesting. I think JKR 
might have borrowed from this idea.

http://www.aloha.net/~hawmtn/horus.htm

Check it out!

Randy