Talk:Idiosyncratic Manipulation/@comment-86.129.191.118-20121223221133/@comment-25132842-20170117055905

No. A Horcrux is distinctly separate from the individual. The Wizard generally chooses an item that they feel a connection to, but it's not necessary. Dumbledore has said that it could be the most commonplace of items, a tin can, a pencil.

Dark Wizards, and particularly Voldemort, chose items that meant something to him. His diary, the items belonging to the Hogwarts founders, etcetera. But generally, Idiosyncratic Manipulation turns the item into something that complements them.

The way that Rowling described the Horcruxes, it actually was a double-edged sword, much like a phylactery for a lich in D&D. It houses part of their soul and can be well protected, but it will always serve as an Achilles' Heel.