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Imagine this. You're losing the war, your followers are dropping off like flies, and one by one, the objects that keep you alive, your hawkruxes, are being destroyed.

You're no longer so secret key to eternal life is failing. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to be a pretty obvious solution here.

Just make more.

So, why didn't he?

Why didn't Voldemort, the moment he realized his soul fragments were being destroyed,

simply create more Horcruxes.

Two more, four more, 40 more.

He knew the magic and he knew the consequences.

So what stood in his way?

Today we'll be diving into all of this and more as we unpack the convoluted topic of Baltimore's hawkruxes.

Let's dive into it.

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. By the time the Battle of Hogwarts rolls around, Voldemort's on his last legs,

because by this point in the story, Voldemort's on his last legs, because by this point in the story,

Voldemort's biggest advantage, his supposed immortality, is collapsing around him. One by one,

the hawkruxes he created over decades are being destroyed. First, the diary, then the ring,

then the locket, then the cup, then the diadem, and eventually even the guinea.

And each time one of these objects is destroyed, a significant portion of Voldemort's already

fractured soul disappears forever. But here's the thing, despite his connection with Harry,

Voldemort didn't actually know this was happening until very late in the game.

In fact, for most of the series, he operates under the dangerous assumption that if one of his

hawkruxes were destroyed, he would feel it. Given that these fragments were pieces of his own soul,

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