Possessiveness and Other Such Oddities

Demarcate

a/n: the doc with all the chapters is over 100 pages and my notes doc (that has a list of the characters, the general outline, and a bunch of other stuff) is almost 20. and we're not even 10 chapters in :0

this chapter is a little shorter than usual, but i wanted to be mean and leave on a sort-of-cliffhanger so :)))

Tom, I'm waiting.

I know, I'm just trying to figure out how to phrase this best. I never thought I'd have to tell you.

Tell me what?

That I'm a Horcrux?

A what?

A Horcrux.

I got that, but what is it?

It's a soul container, to put it in simplistic terms.

So you're the minister???

Not exactly.

Then how so??? I'm kind of freaking out here, so it would be nice if you hurried up your explanation instead of being all vague, Tom!!

I'm trying, Harry! Be patient.

Excuse me?? You know what? I'm going to be gracious and ignore that so you can hurry up and fucking explain right now.

Merlin Harry. Okay, so basically in 6th, Tom Riddle, or as you know him, Minister Marvolo Peverell, opened the Chamber of Secrets and killed a muggle-born girl: Myrtle Warren. By doing so, he split his soul in half and placed me in the diary. I ensure his immortality, but there are more Horcruxes.

How many are there?

There are seven soul pieces: him, me, the Ravenclaw Diadem, the Hufflepuff Goblet, the Slytherin locket, the Gaunt ring, and his snake, Nagini.

So are you him?

Not quite. I am him at age 16. I have his memories, hopes, fears, and dreams from birth to when he split his soul. After that, he became a different person, and I stayed stagnant until you came along. I am him at 16 but with your influence. He is his own person, and I am mine. All we share is a soul.

Does he know where you are? It seems a little irresponsible for you to be in my hands.

Good point. From my understanding, he left me with the Malfoy's, and Lucius gave it to Ginevra Weasley under the influence of the Malfoy-Weasley family feud.

And then I snatched it up from her, so the Minister has no idea you're with me.

Yes.

Does he know where the other Horcruxes are?

Yes. Well, where they should be.

Where are they?

So the Diadem is in the Wishing Room of Lost Things at Hogwarts, the Cup is in the Lestrange Vault, the Ring is in the Gaunt Manor, the Locket is in a cave, and Nagini is in his home, though I do not know the exact locations of it.

Can you communicate with him?

No, but I can communicate with the other Horcruxes.

Does the soul split in half each time?

Yes.

So he's only 1.5625% of a soul?

Yes.