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This is beyond anything I imagined. You mean to say he succeeded, sir, in making a Horcrux? Oh, yes, he succeeded, all right. And not just once. What are they exactly? Could be anything. Most commonplace of objects. A ring, for example. Or a book. - Tom Riddle's diary. - It's a Horcrux, yes. Four years ago, when you saved Ginny's life... ...in the Chamber of Secrets, you brought me this. I knew this was a different kind of magic. Very dark, very powerful. But until tonight I had no idea just how powerful. - The ring? - Belonged to Voldemort's mother.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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A Horcrux is an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul. But I don't understand how that works, sir. One splits one's soul and hides part of it in an object. By doing so, you're protected, should you be attacked and your body destroyed. Protected? That part of your soul that is hidden lives on. In other words, you cannot die. And how does one split his soul, sir? I think you already know the answer to that, Tom. Murder. Yes. Killing rips the soul apart. It is a violation against nature.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince