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Why is the basilisk The only thing that can destroy Horcruxes?
After being healed, Harry took the fang and stabbed Riddle’s diary, destroying that Horcrux beyond magical repair. Because Harry had stabbed the Basilisk with the sword, it was imbued with Basilisk venom and was therefore able to destroy Horcruxes and poison opponents that it cut through as well.
How long did it take to destroy the Horcruxes?
22 months
But many Harry Potter fans forget that Albus Dumbledore started the search. When you take Dumbledore’s journey into account, which began in July 1996, the overall mission to destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes took a total of 22 months.
How did Harry destroy the Horcruxes?
It is stabbed with a basilisk fang and then kicked into a Fiendfyre. Neville Longbottom beheads Nagini with Godric Gryffindor’s sword on the front steps of Hogwarts. Voldemort uses the Avada Kedavra curse on Harry Potter, which sends Harry into limbo, destroys the Horcrux, and allows Harry to kill Voldemort.
What is the first Horcrux in the Harry Potter series?
The first horcrux is Tom Riddles Diary it was destroyed with a basilisk fang in the chamber of secrets. The second one is:Helga Hufflepuffs cup destroyed in the room of requirement by basilisk fang. The third one is: Gaunts ring was destroyed with Goodric Gryffindor’s sword.
What Horcruxes were destroyed before the Deathly Hallows?
The locket of Slytherin was destroyed by Ron using the sword of Gryffindor in Deathly Hallows. The Diary and the Ring were the only horcruxes destroyed before The Deathly Hallows. The Diary was stabbed with a Basilisk Tooth by Harry and The Ring was destroyed by Dumbledore.
How many Horcruxes did Lord Voldemort create?
According to Albus Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort created seven horcruxes. Throughout the books and movies, five out of the seven that he created had been destroyed. Harry Potter was an accidental horcrux.
What Harry Potter books were destroyed by other characters?
Riddle’s Diary destroyed by Harry in Chamber of Secrets with Basilisk fang. Marvolo Gaunt’s ring destroyed by Dumbledore in Half Blood Prince with Gryffindor’s sword but not shown. Slytherin’s locket destroyed by Ron in Deathly Hallows Part I with Gryffindor’s sword.