How Many Horcruxes Are There?

Voldemort's Horcruxes: A Complete Count

• Total Voldemort Horcruxes: Voldemort created a total of 7 Horcruxes

• List of all Horcruxes in Harry Potter:

  1. Tom Riddle's diary
  2. Marvolo Gaunt's ring
  3. Salazar Slytherin's locket
  4. Helga Hufflepuff's cup
  5. Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem
  6. Harry Potter (unintentionally)
  7. Nagini (Voldemort's snake)

• Creation timeline of Voldemort's Horcruxes:

  • First Horcrux (diary) created in 1942-43 by killing Myrtle
  • Last Horcrux (Harry) created unintentionally in 1981

How many Horcruxes are there to destroy?

• Methods of Horcrux destruction:

  • Basilisk venom
  • Fiendfyre (magical fire)
  • Sword of Gryffindor (imbued with basilisk venom)
  • Killing Curse (for living Horcruxes)

• Timeline of destroying the 7 Horcruxes:

  • Diary destroyed in 1993 by Harry Potter
  • Ring destroyed in 1996 by Albus Dumbledore
  • Locket destroyed in 1997 by Ron Weasley
  • Cup and Diadem destroyed in 1998
  • Harry's Horcrux destroyed in 1998 by Voldemort's Killing Curse
  • Nagini killed in 1998 by Neville Longbottom

Significance of the number of Horcruxes in Harry Potter

• Purpose: The total Voldemort Horcruxes were created in his quest for immortality

• Consequences:

  • Each of the 7 Horcruxes created made Voldemort less human
  • Soul fragmentation is considered a violation against nature

FAQ

How many Horcruxes are there in total?

There are 7 Horcruxes in total in the Harry Potter series, all created by Voldemort.

What is the complete list of Voldemort's Horcruxes?

The complete list of Voldemort's Horcruxes includes Tom Riddle's diary, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, Salazar Slytherin's locket, Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, Harry Potter himself (unintentionally), and Nagini the snake.

When were the first and last Horcruxes created?

The first Horcrux (the diary) was created in 1942-43 by killing Myrtle. The last Horcrux (Harry Potter) was created unintentionally in 1981.

How can Horcruxes be destroyed?

Horcruxes can be destroyed using Basilisk venom, Fiendfyre (magical fire), the Sword of Gryffindor (imbued with basilisk venom), or the Killing Curse (for living Horcruxes).

What was the significance of the number of Horcruxes Voldemort created?

Voldemort created 7 Horcruxes in his quest for immortality. However, each Horcrux made him less human, and the act of soul fragmentation is considered a violation against nature.