1 definition by Half-Blood Prince
a type of dark magic where someone can pull apart their soul into any number of pieces and place the parts in any object such as a book or a ring. The key to ripping your soul into pieces in murder. A horcrux allows the maker to become immortal until all of the horcruxes are destroyed.
Lord Voldemort ripped his soul into 7 pieces to become immortal so Harry, Ron, and Hermione must find the horcruxes to kill Voldemort.
by Half-Blood Prince November 27, 2010