Voldemort's Horcruxes RANKED (Worst to Best) - Harry Potter Theory

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing Voldemort and his horcruxes. A known proponent of dark magic, Tom Riddle was a troubled young boy who began experimenting with the dark arts at an extremely young age. As he grew older and older, Tom Riddle, who had been born with an inability to feel certain emotions- grew hungry for power- fuelled by the spite that he felt towards his parentage and a world that he felt ‘rejected’ him right from the start. Dumbledore first encounters Riddle at Wool’s orphanage in 1938, and it’s on this visit that Dumbledore informs Riddle of his magical background. Riddle knew he was different, but he didn’t know WHAT he was- he had no sense of identity, however, that certainly didn’t stop him from tormenting all of the other orphans. As the years passed, Riddle underwent a lot of change- first he got in to darker and darker forms of magic- and later he decided to get rid of his ‘filthy’ muggle name- from that point onward going by a name that would strike fear in to the hearts of wizardkind- Voldemort.
Today’s video is going to look at one particular piece of dark magic that Voldemort produced in his lifetime- the horcrux ‘wickedest of magical inventions’. While studying at Hogwarts, Tom Riddle befriended Horace Slughorn, his (then) potions professor. Slughorn had a reputation for choosing favourites- and Tom, who demonstrated an unparalleled ability to learn and uncanny ability to perform magic, became one of these favourites. However, it was this relationship that lead to Slughorn revealing pivotal information about Horcruxes to Riddle.
A horcrux is an object in which a dark witch or wizard has imbued part of their soul. The ultimate purpose of creating a horcrux is to achieve immortality. However, the truly sinister component of creating a horcrux is that in order to produce one, you must MURDER someone. There are only two known wizards who have created a Horcrux, the first being Herpo the Foul and the second being Voldemort, who produced many. In fact, Voldemort ended up creating 7.
Anyway, without further ado, let’s dive in to Voldemort’s horcruxes, where I’ll be ranking them from LEAST to MOST effective (at least in my opinion). Bear in mind this list will NOT be in order of creation.
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[@HarryPotterTheory]

If you enjoyed the video please LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE as it helps the channel out! How would YOU order Voldemort's Horcruxes?

[@HeidenMikael]

You know what's funny I was wondering the other day which horcrux was more powerful and which horcrux was the weakest I swear to you like a few days ago I was thinking about that and I didn't know which one was which I had to look it up but I'm glad you made a video about that thank you so much I thought the diary was the most powerful because I know he had that when he was a kid and that was his first one and because in the chamber of secrets he could literally possess Ginny and suck out all the Life in her and then it'll go to him and then he'll be an actual person again and not a memory so I was thinking that was the most powerful one or the first one he made or something like that

[@benwillis5840]

In order of power: 1) The diary 2) The ring 3) The locket 4) The snake 5/6) The cup and the diadem In order of hiding (the main point of them, surely, was to hide them) 1) The locket 2) The diadem 3) The ring 4) The cup 5) The diary 6) The snake

[@HeidenMikael]

@@benwillis5840 thank you so much I actually needed to know because it was bothering the hell out of me thank you again

[@bookworm7076]

If you want to get more subscribers, I suggest making some changes so your videos are more entertaining. I suggest using clips from the films instead of just pictures. I also suggest changing the music and adding other songs from the HP soundtrack.

[@benwillis5840]

​@@bookworm7076 music and video from copyrighted material makes it much more likely that Warner Brothers will make copyright claims of ownership to demonetise these videos.

[@hunterkiller1440]

So let me get this straight. Tommy boy decides to put a piece of his soul in a snake with no actual powers over putting it into a basilisk that could kill people by just looking at them and live for centuries.

[@barbiquearea]

The basilisk would have been the ideal horcrux, were it not for the fact that they can die from the crowing of a rooster. EDIT: Also considering how its blood is literally kryptonite to horcruxes, it might have been self defeating to turn it into one.

[@mrdr0161]

He was desperate at that point.

[@pengy897]

Fatal venom would count as a power

[@miroshkaheiskanen608]

@@barbiquearea yeah the rooster would be a real problem if he took the basilisk outside

[@CB-THE-OG]

It would’ve been too obvious

[@miroshkaheiskanen608]

I would have put the diadem higher than the cup, because at least in the book, the diadem was the reason for the battle of hogwarts. I would also put the diary higher than Nagini, though Nagini had a large impact on the story. The diary could control a Basilisk, nearly closed hogwarts, and almost brought voldemort back to life

[@lotsofspots]

If each Horcrux creation splits the soul in half, the Diary would be half-a-Voldemort, Nagini would be a hundred-and-twenty-eighth.

[@MrTybrown1983]

If it is being rated on the horcrux's safety, enchantments and level of danger then Harry Potter Theory nailed it! The diadem was in Hogwarts with no defense besides the room of requirement which many people have breached; the cup was in Gringotts but that could be breached also, although extremely more difficult and dangerous; the locket was somewhere hidden and enchanted by Voldemort in a potion of despair surrounded by inferi (RAB was lucky to have saved Kreacher and only Dumbledore could have penetrated otherwise and he needed Harry; the diary although not protected at all but hidden in plain site was sentient and capable of concealing and protecting itself through possession and knowledge and control of the basilisk; the ring powerfully hidden although not in a very secure location was cursed to kill and was responsible for Dumbledore's suicide mission; Nagini actually brought Voldemort back from spectral existence and killed Snape and she was impervious to magic as all spells bounced off her, nevermind he could communicate and command her; and Harry the only Horcrux that had free will and was protected by ancient magic and yet was responsible for the destruction of Voldemort himself making Harry the most protected and deadly horcrux! Just my opinion.

[@tylerbailey9984]

@@lotsofspots But it doesn't split the soul in half.

[@lotsofspots]

@@tylerbailey9984 I don't believe it says what the split is each time, but as the Diary shows the largest amount of personality, it's reasonable to assume that there's a fair amount of the original Tom Riddle in there, compared to the latter ones.

[@rafaelportella2548]

I couldnt disagree more, Nagini for instance was a stupid horcrux since it was a living being... The diadem, on the other hand, was not even known to be real or not...

[@imcrens1]

Came to say the same thing!

[@Shaddow798]

Yeah the locket also deserves to be higher up as it was so well protected but the ring was barley expect for the curse Also the diary happens to have 50 precent of voldemorts soul the ring 25% the locket 12.5 the cup 6.25 the diadem 3.125% harry 1.5625% the snake 0.78125% And finaly voldemort 0.78125% I dont think it makes a difference but theres a chance the effectiveness of the horcrux depends on how much of your soul is enclosed in it.

[@M.A.C.01]

This 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

[@JoshuaWillis89]

Yep

[@LarryLeesBees]

@@Shaddow798 - 100%

[@tastethedifferencecheese]

merlin's beard, your channel has grown so much, well done

[@founding8288]

Oh you are the first one I have seen using this phrase after slughorn

[@talljib]

Hehehe

[@abominable.7800]

bloody hell

[@igoralvaro92]

*Music intro" "Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter theory" These few seconds make my day

[@barbiquearea]

To think Tom used to be quite a looker before he decided to dabble in dark magic. He went from looking like a cover model for GQ Magazine to Nosferatu without a nose, all because he desired to live forever. And the sad thing is there were other ways he could have achieved immortality or extend his own life without creating horcruxes.

[@headstrongbachelor3152]

Voldemort preferred horcruxes because he despised being relied on something such as the elixir of life. With the horcruxes Voldemort became ageless and could always return if his body was destroyed,

[@marcelsgroot]

@Lukas D in fact its a theory dumbledor had and discussed with harry in the books. he did wanted the elixer hence the attempt to steal the stone but only as temporarly messure

[@connieknight9077]

nosferatu 😭😭

[@marcelsgroot]

@@connieknight9077 He did mentioned he studied the dark arts like no other, maybe some classes from count dracula or lestat lol

[@1MSubsNovideos]

Tom riddle could’ve made only one horcrux, a random stone, throw it in the Marianas trench, not ruin his looks and no one would ever find it.

[@benhaidenthaller6079]

I feel like the locket is one of the best since it requires parseltounge to open. If he hadn’t given some of his own powers to harry. I would’ve been absolutely impossible to open right?

[@jakubpuchalski2583]

But do u have to open it to destroy it?

[@dustingaethje1332]

@@jakubpuchalski2583 Probably yes in all honesty

[@dustingaethje1332]

The locket is the best horcrux of them all. If Dumbledore hadn't known about Voldie's childhood bullying, nobody would EVER destroy it in a million years.

[@anjaschneider5904]

And it tried to manipulate Ron and prevent him from destroying it! I would have put the locket No.1

[@abdirahmanidris290]

​@@dustingaethje1332 exactly. Its beautifully written. Every horcrux has some sort of weakness that builds the plot

[@futuresonex]

I think Ravenclaw's diadem & Hufflepuffs cup were actually very important to the story. Those are the two that lead to the Battle of Hogwarts. Without Hufflepuff's cup Voldemort wouldn't have realized that Harry was hunting horcruxes, and without Ravenclaw's diadem Harry would have had no reason to return to Hogwarts. The Battle of Hogwarts wouldn't have happened at all without those two!

[@chrisklitou7573]

Exactly

[@M.A.C.01]

I personally think Voldemort should have used something from Gryffindor as a Horcruxe to mislead everyone.

[@futuresonex]

@@M.A.C.01 He tried, but the only two known relics of Gryffindor are the sword & the Sorting Hat. He just wasn't able to get his hands on them.

[@prabeshdahal1939]

From Voldys perspective, the diary was the least important. He made a horcrux out of random diary and gave it to Malfoys

[@jf175]

It was very important, it was his plan to get it into hogwarts

[@Lord_morningstar193]

Harry says the same thing in the book. But for voldemort it was proof of him being the heir of slytherin.

[@EvantheHutch]

the funny thing is, it was a very important horcrux, because it was the first horcrux he made, it contained half of his soul.

[@anthonyjamesg.4486]

Would love to see a Theory video on the visit to Ollivanders, where 11 year old Tom riddle receives his wand, what ollivander thought about this orphan on his own showing up and being chosen for a powerful yew Phoenix tail feather wand

[@SylvesterLazarus]

Horcruxes in canon: Hiden in a vault... hidden in a cave... hidden in the Room of Requirements... Horcruxes in fanfiction: Dropped into a volcano to sank into the Earth's core... teleported 1 km underground, then the location is removed from Voldy's memories... tossed out to space...

[@famousbowl9926]

Gotta end the story someday. Lol

[@obi501]

In the Mariana trench

[@KyeGuard]

Hermione does confess, in the first book, that most Wizards don't have an ounce of logic. Which is why Snape's potion challenge in the basement is so effective.

[@dustingaethje1332]

I think that the reason why is the same reason why serial killers keep mementos of their victims. It was literarly him being reminded of those he killed, on top of being cool magical treasures he cherished having and he may have wanted to check in on them every once in a while.

[@barbiquearea]

I sometimes wonder what could happen if one horcrux takes possession of another? Say if Diary Tom succeeded in gaining a corporeal form and he put on the diadem and locket. Would their souls have influenced him in anyway, or would their minds have all assimilated like the Borg?

[@talljib]

Haha I love the Borg angle

[@mairisberzins8677]

So Horcrux makes something hard to destroy, even immune to avada kedavra as seen by Ron attempting to kill Nagini. Just have 2 people make each other horcrux. You have 2 people who can't die but for them to die the other one has to die. Brilliant. Terrible. But Brilliant

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[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thank-you!

[@catlover1535]

I love how Harry Potter is ranked 1st and he was the horcrux Voldemort didn't mean to create

[@HeidenMikael]

The poor Ford Anglia 105E was in the room of requirements when the fire blew up the whole room and destroyed everything in it 😞😭💔

[@barbiquearea]

Damn I didn't even know it was stored there. Always thought it remained in the Forbidden Forest after rescuing Harry and Ron from the killer spiders.

[@HeidenMikael]

@@barbiquearea no that's what people say and what people think I just kind of went with it but in the Lego Harry Potter game year 5-7 when you're in the room of requirements the room is on fire and you are supposed to like escape and then there's an obstacle but the Ford Anglia falls or rolls out and then makes like a bridge for them to walk on across so they all can escape and then I'm pretty sure they could get to the brooms and then save malfoying his friend but yeah I'm with you on that one I do believe the Ford Anglia 105E is deep in the forest somewhere fighting and killing the spiders until the spiders get smart enough to kill the car but yeah I agree with you

[@HeidenMikael]

It's a theory that it's in the room of requirement but when you last see the Ford Anglia in the chamber of secrets it goes straight into the forest I don't know why it would be in the castle but I only thought that because it was in the game that's why I thought that but I'm more on the side of it's still in the deep in the forest somewhere fighting and killing the spiders

[@barbiquearea]

@@HeidenMikael Oh ok. I haven't played the game so I didn't know that at all. I suppose it might have been put there in the game as an Easter egg, but probably may not be canon to the series itself.

[@HeidenMikael]

@@barbiquearea true true you're right could have been an Easter egg

[@pendragonshall]

I'm going to disagree strongly with number 7. The Diadem. I think it was placed there for a two VERY exact reasons (in J.K.'s thinking that is and I am guessing), The purpose for a horcrux is to spare the cursed person aka (a horcrux is a curse on oneself, possibly like damning oneself) Tom from death. Also Tom's thinking was so FEW would be able to access the room AND the Diadem was hidden even in there. Also Harry most likely found it the first time because of Tom's piece of soul in him otherwise I doubt it would have ever been found. HOWEVER, should Tom EVER be like he once was and totally wandering the world and barely alive. I'll bet the Diadem would act in a similar fashion as the diary did. I also bet the Diadem IF Tom was alive and in power that if anyone placed in on their head they'd be COMPLETELY under the mental control of Tom. So basically it was placed so that someone of import (Tom thought the room only responded to those like himself, most clever and powerful) upon finding it and Tom being in need. Would bring him back. AND if Tom was in power it would simply make them a mental slave. PERFECT.. Except Harry found it and took it.

[@toughmunths]

I do think youre almost correct. The reason i think that the diary was able to take control of ginny was because of the amount of voldemorts soul was put in it, 50%. By the time voldemort makes the diadem horcrux its the last horcrux he makes before he was destroyed the first time, bringing the soul concentration down to 3.125 if we half every time he split his soul. Now, I do think that whosoever wore and kept wearing the diadem would slowly change over time especially since the diadem was suppose to enchance the wearers intelligence so by that way it already had a path straight to the mind but i dont think voldemort would be able control/take over like he does to ginny with the diary simply because of soul concentration. Really cool horcrux though and it likely wouldve stood the test of time even if it was found because whose going to destroy a beautiful diadem and even if they wanted to part it out they wouldnt be able to. And if it was ever found out to be ravenclaws lost diadem who wouldnt protect such a valuable piece of hogwarts history. Its only that harry found it and knew wxactly what it was that was its undoing like most other horcruxes

[@mib3165]

When is it said that Ron carried the locket more then the other two? They all held it for 12 hours. If anything Ron wore it least because he left the group.

[@BobbyFlay14]

I think at one point hermione says you’ve been wearing it for 18 hours

[@catlover1535]

I think it just had a worse effect on Ron because he was not used to having less food than the others when they were on the run from Voldemort so he was more vulnerable having had Mrs Weasley's cooking all his life

[@alanrickett2537]

@@catlover1535 and he was in a lot of pain and nearly died

[@LardEater1]

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[@Solitude1990]

Agree, Nagini is definitely up there. Nagini is living, so not easily expected as a hocrux

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[@kal-zod182]

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[@justsomepersononyoutube9271]

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[@karlimlielavafele]

My ranking 7. Harry Potter 6. Nagini 5. Rawenclaw's diadem 4. Hufflepuff's cup 3. Tom riddles diary 2. Gaunts ring 1. Lock it

[@jackhoward4666]

I think the locket was hard as they didn't know how to kill it for ages, it was a tough one to crack and there was news about Regulus Black having it and trying to find these people to kill it, but turns out Umbridge was protecting it and they had to find out all this and struggle getting it.

[@marcelsgroot]

Arent harry and nagine more weak ones since the meaning is to be immortel yet he put (ok not harry she that was not on intent) them in mortel creatures who will in time die of old age and then the horcroxes would be destroyed as well. unless you can like tranfer them befor that but i am not sure thats possible. isnt it best to put them in something that will not decay in time like a diamont or something strong like that?

[@FlixSkate]

We all know all of this.. But your voice, imagery and music makes it very enjoyable to be told again :)

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[@krenbenz6991]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG intro to get to that 10 minute mark. Gotta love it.

[@inscence.bystrinc2010]

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Wow just subscribed 😄

[@iaingoldie1542]

imo 7) Harry 6) Hufflepuff's cup 5) Ravenclaw's Diadem 4) Slytherin's Locket 3) The Gaunt Ring 2) Nagini 1) Tom Riddle's Diary

[@KJ-of6lf]

Musical intro, big smile ensues.

[@KJ-of6lf]

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[@soniandukwe8981]

Nagini- oh voldy you got what I need, but you said I’m just a friend 🎶🎶🎶

[@japvir3694]

Nice vid

[@gagaplex]

I find it interesting that Voldemort's sense for the dramatic didn't extend to whom he murdered for his horcruxes, just what items he used and sometimes where he hid them. A muggle tramp?

[@littlewoodby10]

Wasn't professor quirrell technically a horocrux?

[@WillDennis22]

Yeah I disagree with most of these. While powerful, Nagini was a mortal snake and not great for immortalising yourself. Ravenclaw’s Diadem, Slytherin’s Locket and Hufflepuff’s cup were all both very well protected and difficult to destroy. Harry was also the person Voldemort sought to kill. Needing to kill the thing responsible for your immortality? Ouch.

[@friedrichnietzsche7736]

1) Diary 2) Locket 3) Ring 4) Cup 5) Diadem 6) Snake 7) Harry

[@iagreebut2075]

I've been subbed and was wondering if you changed the channel intro for the videos? 🤔

[@jerrytaylor4456]

Only 20% subscribed? COME ON PEOPLE. Other than Super Carlin Bros this guy is EASILY the best Harry Potter theorist out there, and even then, he is arguably better than SCB because they don't do strictly Harry Potter. His research and reference credits are unrivaled and he clearly does EXTENSIVE research, I've read the books over 50 times and can recall almost every page by memory (sorry, not trying to brag just stating that I know a lot about the series off pure memory) and this guy is SO F*CKING accurate with the story. If you enjoy any type of Harry Potter history or theory then you should be subscribed.

[@anoopsrivastava7496]

Just Imagine If Gellert Grindelwald And Lord Voldemort Joined Forces, Just Chaos!! It'll Be An Incredibly Chaotic Time For Not Just The Wizarding World But Also The Muggle World!!

[@Sayyamjain1008]

The list is based on the number of references of a particular horcrux but there can be several other ways like how powerful the object was, history of the object, duration of the object held, dearness of Voldemort towards the object, etc.

[@M.A.C.01]

Making Nagini into a Horcruxe was the dumbest decisions Voldemort made in the entire series. He seriously expected that snake to live forever?

[@bethanyscott4034]

Great video thanks, for me the diary is the most powerful and I think the smartest way of doing it, I still find it interesting.

[@hugoyuugo1300]

3rd comment but I was very surprised to see every Founder's signature items low. Especially Salazar's. I would have ranked it number one. Before Nagini. The cost it takes to get it is... ... ... I can't even say it... It was cruel. And it was the hardest to destroy because they didn't have a mean to. Plus it was once Voldemort's mother precious jewel. Very surprised but still very good arguments you had😊

[@normansmith9110]

I would be interesting to see a video on which horcrux was the most protected. Everyone seemed to end up being found. In a sense Harry Potter was well protected as he was well hidden.

[@issacdunham6257]

The diary was by a vast margin the best. Non of the other objects could spawn another physical voldermort

[@xaoc6084]

I'm finding it confusing that a living being could be considered the most effective. Considering they are mortal and can die so once they do die, he loses that immortality. Easier to do it to some inanimate object.

[@jessaye4921]

Totally agree. Nagini could have been smashed by a drunk driver both in her snake form and Bathilda's body. And Harry had LOADS of opportunities to die without "the sacrifice". Dumbledore could have just let him fall from his broomstick during the Quidditch match with Hufflepuff on the third year - and no worries about "the big game" or "how to tell the boy he is a horcrux"

[@xaoc6084]

@@jessaye4921 hahaha can you imagine, just oh he's dead, guess we're screwed.

[@KJ-of6lf]

Harry couldn't be killed by Voldy as Harry's blood in voldys veins provided a lifeline for them both, keeping Lily's magic protection alive.

[@the_last_ballad]

Ironically if Voldemort had listened to Wormtail he would have come back sooner and without witnesses(though Snape would have told Dumbledore when the mark burned), and be able to kill Harry as soon as he was 17.

[@yethaarthpall665]

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[@gf1006]

2:20 he created 8, not 7. He just didn’t know about the 7th one

[@revan4130]

I'd defo rank the Diadem higher, not sure where but past the cup for sure. it was just way more interesting IMO. The whole thing with Helena, and the powers the Diadem had such as giving its user immense knowledge and wisdom.

[@josephcrews6423]

What video editor do you use?

[@lebitelexie9350]

Great video! Although I would probably rate the Diary as second or first. Why? Because it was outright meant for causing havoc. It was created with the purpose to one day return to Hogwarts (As a possible sabotage in case he cannot take it over, I assume. Cause I don't think he planned ahead for getting busted by his how spell thanks to Harry). And this horcrux had the power to actually draw energy and manifest into an almost full body. The other ones were relatively inert and powerless compared to the diary. Presumably due to the long time they were stashed away without anyone touching them. Also if I recall right, Rowling made a comment that if the Tom Riddle from the diary could escape properly, he would've found Voldemort's main soul and they would've become more powerful. Nagini is an interesting choice for horcrux. Dumbledore did mention that living beeings are risky but then again, Nagini was the very last horcrux to be destroyed simply because that snake is almost always at Voldemort's proximity and if he is around, a large snake might be the least of your problem. Not to mention the insane protection he put on her when it became obvious that his horcruxes are in danger. The locket is again, one of the curious one simply because it can be worn and it was demonstrated that when worn, it can affect people. It is likely that if the locket is nurtured long enough by someone, the soul fragment could become strong and manipulative like the diary even despite the lack of ink and communication. (You said "it mainly affected Ron who wore it the most" I disagree. I think it affected Ron the most because he was the most sheltered of the trio. Harry grew up under terrible conditions, often starving and abused. Hermione simple seems to be enduring to harsh circumstances. Ron was way too used to a nurturing, loving mother and huge meals whenever he wished. Starvation and negative emotions doped up by a horcrux is a baaad combination) I am very fine with Harry beeing the number one. It was unintended. It was a proto-horcrux, not even a fully fledged one. There is a moment in the Goblet of Fire. While Harry is telling Dumbledore what happend in the graveyard. When he gets to the part where Wormtail took his blood to revive Voldemort, Dumbledore gets up to inspect the wound and Harry swears he saw triumph in his eyes for a fleeting moment but on the second glance he cannot be sure. Was that the moment when Dumbledore realized that Harry now might have a chance to cheat death when the time comes for the soul fragment in him to be destroyed?

[@Koblac]

I agree. The Diary should be higher.

[@arjavjain7229]

Ron was definitely not the most sheltered of them all. Harry surely spent 10 years terribly with the Dursleys, but then he found out he was "The Boy Who Lived", and he was very popular in the entire wizarding world. Sure he didnt like all that fame, but he still had it. And hermione seems to be enduring to harsh circumstances? name some

[@lebitelexie9350]

@@arjavjain7229 You missed the whole part where Hermione endured the Horcrux hunt in its entierity? And that she was the last one to complain about the circumstances no matter how hopeless they were? Also you seem to missunderstand the "sheltering" part. Ron was surrounded by a loving family. Had his own stuff even if often second hand. Meals any time and all he could eat. Compared to that, Harry was little more than a slave for the Dursleys. Constant housework. Barely allowed to eat. No entertainment. Barely anything to call his own.

[@arjavjain7229]

@@lebitelexie9350 Harry usually went to the burrow in the holidays. Harry had is own stuff too, and not second-hand. And he could buy whatever he wanted with all that money he inherited from his parents and sirius. Ron was often neglected by his family and was insecure.

[@arjavjain7229]

and the weasleys were almost like a family to harry

[@cris_ros]

I would have put the diadem in a higher position…Dumbledore and Harry during one of their sessions were not actually sure about the last horcrux..they easily guessed the locket, the ring, the cup, Nagini and of course the diary. Sure it’s hard to destroy the ring but knowing what horcrux they need to destroy is another topic…and to think it was hidden right under their noses all these years…I would say, “well played, Voldy” 😂

[@extrage3061]

7:53 dumbledore got the curse on his hand because he put the ring on when he wanted to see his sister again.

[@WiccanRai]

I have questions. Hufflepuff's cup was obtained while a young Riddle was working at Borgin and Burkes. So in the late 1940s? If the cup ended up in Bellatrix's vault, was she around back then? I always pictured her and her sister as being in their 30s, or 40s at the oldest. Older than Harry's parents (would be if alive), but not old enough to have been around that early. Same with Lucius ending up with the diary. Would this mean these horcruxes had different hiding places before reaching Lucius and Bella? Also, clearly wizards and witches can murder someone and not make horcruxes. Presumably the soul is split with the act of killing, so what happens to the split soul piece? Does it just fade away? Would this make the witch or wizard weaker? That's all, I don't wish to overwhelm you with questions.

[@aralornwolf3140]

Well... Considering that the series began in the year 1991 (Harry's first year at Hogwarts)... and Bellatrix's sister had an eleven year old son (Draco)... I surmise that Voldemort had a semi-permanent home he used before being outed as a Dark Wizard where he stored some of his treasures in (or had his own vault at Gringots... and only took his stuff out of it to prevent the Aurors from finding anything incriminating before entrusting their care to his favourite Death Eaters). When he had a following, he had some of them aid him in hiding his horcruxes (also, keep in mind Bellatrix was Voldemort's Lover according to the author). As for the rest, I surmise that it requires magic to force a piece of one's soul into another object. While for everyone else, their soul is harmed, but doesn't split apart. And, it wouldn't make a witch weaker or stronger... it might make them more irrational though (the guilt of murdering a person is hard on most people).

[@alanrickett2537]

He put the best 3 in the right order but at 5 to 8

[@PaletteBegonia]

A grim thought is that Voldemort & Nagini probably feasted on Bertha together while creating the horcrux…

[@hypersomnia8397]

For a while I believed that Dumbledore's wand was a horcrux of his, and so even if the wand was stolen or won from him, any spell used on him by that wand would either fail or backfire as the wand would refuse to harm or kill the person that had the same soul as the soulfragment inside the wand. I thought Snape used the killing curse of Dumbledore for this exact reason; Snape was the only one who knew Dumbledore had a horcrux, and so he couldn't die, but they also had to make sure it seemed like Dumbledore was killed so nobody would suspect anything and no information would be divulged. But I was wrong...

[@user-yb5th6sl7o]

My most favourite hocrux is the riddle diary

[@brianbrady3086]

If talking about effectiveness overall I agree with you, but to me I might put Harry toward the bottom of the list because he was not intently made one as a baby. There for he paid n o mind to Harry especially considering love/emotion as weakness, and not realizing love/emotion had magical properties/magic/protection. But if Voldemort knew or was made aware of this maybe he could of used harry more and play with his mind/make him go insane or serve him or somehow bring him to evil. Harry could have become an asset to the cause, and then Voldemort could have turned on him/killed him like he did Snape. First killing Harry to kill his own soul, and then a second time (a la nagini or neville with the sword) kill Harry to make sure the prophesy was fulfilled this time making Voldemort the victor.

[@MolssMolss]

Ik there evil but I love the relationship of Nagini and voldy moldy! Lol

[@Theboywholivedinindia]

Voldemort watches this. wait so now my Horcruxes are being ranked?

[@ItsAulGoodman462]

if snape disarmed sirius, doesnt the wand of sirius belong to snape?

[@PotentiallyAndy]

In terms of effectiveness I’m not sure Harry would be number 1, since Voldemort was out to destroy him and therefore his own horcrux. Also, using the snake was dubious, since it was a thing that would eventually die… unless Nagini somehow also imbued a horcrux of herself in Voldemort ? Hmmmm Great list though :) Thank you for the time you have put into it.

[@DillonHalstead]

How do you keep coming up with new ideas how!

[@0predaking0]

What if that part of soul of Voldemort was absorbed//assimilated by Harry'sr???

[@Jil1807]

Nagini 😂 I think Voldermort was just desperate in that point.

[@benwillis5840]

I kinda wish that the locket had the same curse as the ring so that when Umbridge put it on, her head turned black and started to die like Dumbledore's hand.

[@barbiquearea]

I think the difference is Dumbledore was actively trying to destroy the horcrux while Umbridge just wanted to use it for her own selfish purposes, but posed no threat to it.

[@benwillis5840]

@@barbiquearea I've always assumed that in Dumbledore's excitement to find the resurrection stone he put it on without thinking and received the curse that way rather than by trying to destroy it.

[@barbiquearea]

@@benwillis5840 That may have also been the case, but in my opinion it was more likely that the horcrux itself was acting out of spite as Dumbledore is Voldemort's greatest nemesis outside of Harry. But I think its even more likely it was acting out of self preservation when it realized Dumbledore's plan on destroying the horcruxes.

[@benwillis5840]

To support this belief: These are some lines from Chapter 33 (not in order) Harry stood in the headmaster's office yet again. Marvolo Gaunt's ring lay on the desk before Dumbledore. It was cracked; the sword of Gryffindor lay beside it. Dumbledore sagged sideways in the thronelike chair behind the desk, apparently semiconscious. His right hand dangled over the side, blackened and burned. "Why," said Snape, without preamble, "why did you put on that ring? It carries a curse, surely you realized that. Why even touch it?" "It is a miracle you managed to return here!" Snape sounded furious. "That ring carried a curse of extraordinary power, to contain it is all we can hope for; I have trapped the curse in one hand for the time being--" In chapter 35 Dumbledore says: "‘When I discovered it, after all those years, buried in the abandoned home of the Gaunts, the Hallow I had craved most of all - though in my youth I had wanted it for very different reasons - I lost my head, Harry. I quite forgot that it was now a Horcrux, that the ring was sure to carry a curse. I picked it up, and I put it on, and for a second I imagined that I was about to see Ariana, and my mother, and my father, and to tell them how very, very sorry I was." Based on this, we know that Dumbledore puts the ring on at the Gaunt house and is cursed somewhere other than Hogwarts. From the line "I lost my head...the ring was sure to carry a curse", I think he gets the curse as soon as he puts the ring on. My timeline of events is: 1) Dumbledore found the ring at the Gaunts' house and puts it on. 2) The curse takes effect 3) Dumbledore gets back to Hogwarts ASAP. 4) He summons Snape 5) Before Snape arrives, he uses the sword on the ring. 6) Snape saves Dumbledore's from dying of the curse.

[@benwillis5840]

Also, the fact that Snape contains the curse in Dumbledore's hand suggests that it was designed to start there and spread. It makes most sense to me that this happened when Dumbledore put it on. I doubt he was wearing it when he tried to hit it with a sword!

[@brandoncassidy807]

What horcrux was used by Voldy when he tried to kill Baby Harry?

[@ecvweeb6025]

I think he has created 8 horcrox because is mr. Qwil (or that guy in the first harry potter book and movie ) not also a horcrox? Maybe

[@cirmi1786]

Music?

[@abominable.7800]

i'd say the locket was probably the best horcrux because they way it has a affect on people kinda like the one ring from lord of the ring the more you wear it the more it will feed on you and the less you will want to destroy it

[@traci4187]

I guess I'm confused. And maybe it's because I haven't read the books. But I thought Tom Riddle specifically asked Slughorn about breaking a soul into 7 pieces? Maybe he intended to make 7, but only made 6 (since Harry was the "Horcrux" he never intended to make)?

[@johnkafaya7898]

Ye he made 6 but he split his soul 7 times because he still has a part of his soul

[@Baker7of10]

What kind of snake is Nagini? In the movies, she is portrayed as a constrictor. However, constrictors do not have venom. So how can she provide that crucial ingredient?

[@marcelsgroot]

Why would the cup not be in a safe place. isnt grindgods well protection and did hagrid not mention that its impossible to break in there. In fact did not the trio be the only ones who where ever did it and only because they had help?

[@jeffreyfrye1811]

Nagini should be ranked a lot lower imo. I would have went Harry, Diary, Ring, Locket, Nagini, cup, diadem. Harry is #1 because it is the central to tje plot of the Main Character. The Diary at #2 because it contained the most soul and almost killed Ginny and Harry. Everything else agrees with your order, i believe

[@Ninjamanhammer]

Harry should be #7, he was the Horocrux that was the worst for Voldemort.

[@quinnlovescats]

Couldnt Voldy have just thrown them into the middle of the ocean?

[@inkypearlz]

In order of my own preference: Slytherin's Locket Marvolo Gaunt's Ring Ravenclaw's Diadem Tom Riddle's Diary Hufflepuff's cup Harry Potter Nagini (I know she's a maledictus but she already lost humanity by that point)

[@janodefenua4603]

What if you instead of fragment of a soul put your entire soul in some kind of an object? You could have basicaly something like phylactery and if your corporeal form ever gets destroyed as long as your "phylactery horcux" exist your body will reform in some time.

[@Uberdude6666]

I feel like their "effectiveness" is really arbitrary. I am sure you could try to destroy Ravenclaw's diadem by wearing it, and it would drive the wearer mad somehow. You could probably also destroy Slytherin's locket and ring with a baselisk fang or fiendfire, and destroy it easily without trying to wear them first.

[@BrandonVoiceGuy]

I happy with myself that I guessed the top 3 right lol

[@cirmi1786]

Can anyone tell me the music's name in the background?

[@kagelynx]

Dumbledore was dying because he wore the ring, not because he destroyed it

[@sergeyoneill1344]

Yes, Harry is very unassuming. But you can still kill him, and it takes much less than fiend fire or basilisk venom. One could use AK, a knife, push him off a cliff, poison him, knock him off his broom at a sufficient height, decapitate, drown, strangled, etc. All these we know to not work on other horcruxes. If you kill him after book four, then he comes back, before then: maybe.

[@KalashDaCat]

ak should work on horcruxes. its insanely powerful

[@KalashDaCat]

also, imagine nuking the horcruxes

[@sergeyoneill1344]

@@KalashDaCat Yet, none one does. That is speculation. It only works on Harry because its a sacrifice, if he had resisted, the horcrux would have resisted.

[@sergeyoneill1344]

@@KalashDaCat Filled with fiend fire, yes.

[@dianegodfrey2203]

All of you guys when listing voldemorts horcruxes keep forgetting the second one that he used to return to a body of his own bone of the father which was buried in the grave yard of the family's home.

[@adrianhayes8593]

It'd be real interesting to see how Regulas broke into the cave let alone drank the poison. Do u think Krecher apparated them in? 🤔🤔😩

[@reganphillips2420]

Strongest is Nagini because he is living, and literally protected by Voldemort

[@MrTybrown1983]

So my theory is that the prophecy was there to equate balance because Voldemort had become to powerful and the balance was threatened. But had Voldemort left Harry alone after Godric's Hallow on Halloween of 1981 they both would have lived forever. Another phrasing of the prophecy would be neither can die less by the others hand! But by phrasing it neither can live while the other survives ensures their ultimate battle and the restoration of balance!

[@Cam-rd9uf]

I think harry became a horcrux because voldemort always intended to use harrys death as a horcrux, i think he had the intention of using harry as horcrux as soon as he killed him.

[@Kristin-A-Book-Dragon]

I agree

[@josephcrews6423]

I say the diary was by far the weakest, as it was meant to be used as a weapon, rather than a safegaurd

[@benwillis5840]

Interesting, personally I don't think it was designed as a weapon. I believe all of the Horcruxes were capable of doing what the diary did but as the Riddle in the diary said "Ginny poured out her soul to me, and her soul happened to be exactly what I wanted…I grew stronger and stronger on a diet of her deepest fears, her darkest secrets". None of the other items got that chance but maybe the locket could have done similar if worn for long enough?

[@williamsummerson1204]

Perfect order

[@gaelofariandel6747]

Top to bottom Diadem--A barely known room in a lost location in one of the most secure places in the worled stashed among countless oddeties Cup--More known but still quite secure Locket--Completely unknown location with good enchantments Ring--Family house is the first place to look but still has its contingencies Diary--A throwaway of your own soul is dumb Nigini--A living horcrux is a terrible idea Harry--Same as above and more