08-06-2007, 10:54 AM
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 Re: The Scaly Flaky Baby
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Originally Posted by Psyduck 
Murder is what rips the soul apart.
HBP, chapter 23, page 497:
"Well, you split your soul, see," said Slughorn, "and hide part of it in an object outside the body. Then, even if one's body is attacked or destroyed, one cannnot die, for part of the soul remains earthbound and undamaged..."
"How do you split your soul?"
"By an act of evil -- the supreme act of evil. By committing murder. Killing rips the soul apart. The wizard intent upon creating a Horcrux would use the damage to his advantage: He would encase the torn portion..." | Damage- but not neccessarily a seperate shard. I think damage is healable and not definitively permanent unless you actually make a Horcrux, because then what seperates anyone who has killed from Voldemort? Because I do think there is quite a large difference. |