[HPforGrownups] LV & the Avada Kedavra

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 159263

Brothergib:
> I am a little confused about something. The Avada Kedavra is the
> killing curse. Therefore, that would suggest that it targets and
> destroys the soul - Yes or no? To me it seems that the answer should be
> yes. If that is the case, then the rebounded Avada Kedavra should have
> destroyed that piece of LV's soul. To reform, he would then need to
> access one of his other Horcruxes. If that is the case, then only 3
> Horcruxes remain plus the piece inside LV!

Based on what we're told in the books, the AK does not destroy the
soul of the target, it sends it to the afterlife (beyond the veil or
wherever) - having a horcrux prevents _any_ part of the soul from
leaving this plane (apparently even when separated the soul pieces
"want" to stay together at least on the same plane of existence). So a
horcrux isn't in any way "used up" either when LV 'dies' or is
'brought back to life'

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Random832