Redmore - Horcruxe lyrics

I was in the library the other night, in the restricted section
And I read something rather odd about a bit of rare magic
It's called, as I understand it, a horcrux
-I beg your pardon?
Horcruxes, I came across the term while reading and I didn't fully understand it
-I'm not sure what you were reading, Tom, but this is very dark stuff
-Very dark indeed.
Which is why I came to you
-A Horcrux is an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul
-One splits ones soul and hides part of it in an object
-By doing so, you are protected, should you be attacked and your body destroyed
Protected?
-That part of your soul that is hidden lives on
-In other words, you cannot die

And how does one split his soul, sir?
-I think you already know the answer to that, Tom
Murder
-Yes, killing rips the soul apart
-It's a violation against nature
Can you only split the soul once?
For instance, isn't seven
-Seven?
-Merlin's beard, Tom!
-Isn't it bad enough to consider killing one person?
-To rip the soul into seven pieces
-This is all hypothetical, isn't it, Tom?
-All academic?
Of course, sir
It'll be our little secret

A horcrux [2x]