The Act of leaving Ones life force by “forgetting” or purposely leaving an object in your home. Thus providing the person a reason to remain in your life. Just like Voldemort stashes his life force in random places making him difficult to get rid of.
by Sildeyuir July 25, 2019
Get the Horcrux mug.Simply put, a horcrux is a piece of one's soul. If a witch or wizard creates a horcrux, then they can never truly die until said horcrux is destroyed as well. A person's physical body can be destroyed, but their soul can live on.
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Get the Horcrux mug.1. A powerful, dark magical object (or living being) in which a witch or wizard has concealed a fragmented piece of their soul to achieve immortality.
2. An "anchor" to the living world that prevents the creator from truly dying; if their physical body is destroyed, the soul remains earthbound in a non-corporeal, "spectral" state.
1. An object that is perceived as evil, possessed, or so deeply tied to someone's essence that it seems to contain a part of them.
2. An "anchor" to the living world that prevents the creator from truly dying; if their physical body is destroyed, the soul remains earthbound in a non-corporeal, "spectral" state.
1. An object that is perceived as evil, possessed, or so deeply tied to someone's essence that it seems to contain a part of them.
Lord Voldemort was the only known wizard to successfully split his soul into seven pieces, intending to create six Horcruxes as ultimate safeguards against death.
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