What does a horcrux mean?

Answer 1

In an online diary entry, Rowling described a Horcrux as a "receptacle in which a Dark wizard has hidden a part of his soul for the purposes of attaining immortality." The wizard becomes immortal so long as the Horcrux remains intact.

To make a Horcrux, the person must commit a murder to place a fraction of their soul into a different object, so even if they are killed, the parts of their soul still live on, so they can't fully be gone unless all Horcruxes are destroyed.

The retrieval and destruction of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes forms the main focus of the final two books in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The following are the details of the destruction of Voldemort's 7 Horcruxes:

1. Harry destroys Tom Riddle's Diary with a Basilisk's fang in the Chamber of Secrets.
2. Albus Dumbledore destroys Marvolo Gaunt's Ring with Godric Gryffindor's Sword in his office.
3. Ron destroys Salazar Slytherin's Locket with the same sword in the Forest of Dean.
4. Hermonie destroys Helga Hufflepuff's Cup with a Bailisk's fang in the Chamber of Secrets.
5. Vincent Crabbe accidentally destroys the Lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw with Fiendfyre in the Room of Requirement.
6. Voldemort hits Harry with the Killing Curse in the Forbidden Forest to unintentionally destroy the eighth part of Voldemort's soul.
7. Neville beheads Nagini with Godric Gryffindor's sword in Hogwarts' Entrance Hall.

Answer 2

A Horcrux is an object in which a person conceals part of their soul, making them immortal as long as the object is not destroyed. The locket Horcrux was made when Lord Voldemort turned Salazar Slytherin's locket into a Horcrux for himself.

Answer 3

it's a thing where you can impart your soul. when you die, you wont die easily because you still has a part of your soul in your horcrux.

Answer 4

One of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Read the books if you don't know what that is!