Why doesn t Voldemort create a Horcrux every time he kills?

The seventh part of his soul, however maimed, resides inside his regenerated body. Voldemort was fixated on having his soul split into seven pieces, he assumed that it would provide him with additional protection. This is why he did not split his soul more by creating additional Horcruxes.

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Was Voldemort trying to make a Horcrux when he killed Harry?

No, Voldemort didn't intend to create Horcrux when he attacked Harry.

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Why did no one else make a Horcrux?

To create a Horcrux, a wizard first had to damage their soul. This could only be achieved by deliberately committing a murder. This act, said to be the most supreme act of evil, resulted in the metaphysical sundering of their own soul.

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Why didn't Voldemort create 7 Horcruxes?

Voldemort wanted a seven-part soul, which would mean that he had 6 horcruxes, and the 7th part of his soul would be residing inside himself. Voldemort didn't make the deaths of prophesied children who could beat him into horcruxes because he never got around to killing any of them.

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Why didn't the Death Eaters make Horcruxes?

It is extremely difficult to create a Horcrux. Even Grindelwald did not make one, and he is regarded as the second darkest wizard of all time. Also, it is almost as difficult to find out how to create a Horcrux then to actually do it.

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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.

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Why didn't Quirrell use Avada Kedavra?

Quirrell didn't use the Killing Curse on Harry, because Voldemort said “use the boy” to get the Sorcerer's stone from the Mirror of Erised. If Quirrell had killed Harry right away, he would have lost the chance to get the stone.

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Did Voldemort ever realize Harry was a Horcrux?

Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.

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Are there 7 or 8 Horcruxes?

The Dark Lord — aka Voldemort — created seven Horcruxes in an attempt to sustain immortality.

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Why didn't Voldemort use Avada Kedavra on Snape?

Voldemort thought Snape was the owner of the Elder Wand. Using Avada Kedavra while the Elder Wand was resisting Voldemort was already a risky business, but using it against the true owner would be suicide (as Voldemort would find out when he used the Elder Wand against its true owner: Harry).

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Why did Draco's mom say Harry was dead?

Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa was cold, cunning and devoted to the Dark Lord. But she was also a mother, which meant she was willing to risk everything to make sure her son was safe. When Harry survived Voldemort's Killing Curse for the second time, Narcissa pretended he was dead so she could get to Draco.

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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

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When did Dumbledore realize Harry was a Horcrux?

He finds out for sure immediately after Nagini's attack on Arthur Weasley. This night is significant in many ways. While Harry sleeps, he enters Nagini's mind.

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How did Quirrell become a Horcrux?

Quirrell tried to put up feeble resistance on occasion, but Voldemort was far too strong for him. Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.

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Why does Ron say only 3 to go?

So when Ron said three, it wasn't a mistake. He meant there were three more horcruxes to destroy before being able to destroy the fourth and final piece which was in fact Voldemort himself.

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What would ve happened if Voldemort knew Harry was a Horcrux?

If Voldemort knew Harry was a horcrux he probably would've either convinced Harry to become a Death Eater or torture him into insanity, *Longbottom style*, so he wouldn't kill off a piece of his soul, but could keep Harry to a point where he wasn't a liability to his immortality.

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Can Avada Kedavra destroy Horcrux?

Horcruxes can only be destroyed in specific circumstances that allow it's complete and utter destruction. In the movies, the Horcruxes are destroyed in these ways: The killing curse — “Avada Kedavra.” Fiendfyre — a curse that creates powerful and magical flames.

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How did Nagini become a Horcrux?

In an interview, J.K. Rowling revealed that it was the murder of Bertha Jorkins that made Nagini a Horcrux. After Voldemort discovered his Horcruxes were in danger, Nagini was magically protected, described as being encased in a 'starry, translucent sphere'.

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Does Voldemort get weaker when a Horcrux is destroyed?

Each time a Horcrux was destroyed, Voldemort got weaker. The Golden Trio set about on a Horcrux hunt during Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, but they had already destroyed two by the time they embarked on their harrowing journey.

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Why did Snape and Lily have the same Patronus?

A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.

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Does Hagrid know Tom Riddle is Voldemort?

Answer (1 of 6): Hagrid knew Tom Riddle from his days at Hogwarts. He didn't know that he was the Heir of Slytherin, but he did know him. Did he know he was Voldemort? Well...

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Is Harry Potter a pure-Blood?

Harry James Potter holds half-blood status in Rowling's imagined wizarding world because his mother is Muggle-born and his father is pure-blood. There are three main blood statuses; pure-blood, half-blood, and Muggle-born, which are all methods of determining a witch or wizard's magical lineage.

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Why couldn't Voldemort use Malfoy's wand?

At the beginning of this book, he measures it against Lucius Malfoy's showing he still has it and it is intact. Dumbledore explains to Harry in book 4 that since both wands contained a tail feather from Fawkes the phoenix, the couldn't face each other as they'd refuse to destroy each other pretty much.

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What is the forbidden spell in Harry Potter?

The three Unforgivable Curses in Harry Potter are Crucio, Imperio, and Avada Kedavra, and all three are available to Hogwarts Legacy players. Crucio subjects the victim to extreme torture, while Imperio puts them under the control of the spellcaster.

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What was Voldemort's last spell?

As I've seen in the movie Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (part - 2), Voldemort's last spell produced a green light. I think it was Avada Kedavra. On the other hand, Harry's spell which was locked with it was reddish. Harry's spell destroyed Voldemort's body slowly after Voldemort cried for a while.

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