Quiz

Harry Potter

BuzzFeed Staff

BuzzFeed Staff Writer

Only one of these objects is the best object to turn into a Horcrux. Choose carefully.

Only Real Harry Potter Fans Can Spot The Horcrux

Oh, do you think so little of yourself that you're willing to put your soul into basically a piece of dirt that floats aimlessly around the bottom of the ocean? Also, good luck finding that grain of sand if you suddenly decide to undo the Horcrux with remorse.

A decent choice, but not the best one

In theory, this is a good idea. It's a piece of treasured art that is protected 24/7. But if someone really wanted to destroy it, they could. Alarms and security guards aren't going to stop magic.

Good thought, but, nope, this isn't a Horcrux

Scenario: Owl sees a treat on the ground and goes to eat it. Too bad the treat is poisoned with basilisk venom and now your animal companion is dead and that portion of your soul is destroyed because you didn't have any phoenix tears handy. Plus, if Voldy couldn't keep Nagini safe, then what makes you think your owl is any safer?

Good luck with that choice

Oh, you think you're smart, do you? Sure, it's in space, and the chances of someone getting out there to destroy it are slim. And sure, you can track where it is at all times. But what if it's under attack? It's probably going to be really hard for you to get up there to protect it. And don't even get us started on unexpected meteor showers...

Solid choice, but not the ~best~

TOO SENTIMENTAL. Sure, you can keep it safe. But come on. Don't pull a Voldemort here. We all know how that one turned out.

Nope

YOU DID IT! This is a smart choice. This way you can choose any item that has sentimental value to you — like your mother's favorite handkerchief (just something a grave robber wouldn't steal) — and then bury it in the grave of someone you have literally no connection to. Don't be egotistical and make the grave site somehow traceable to you, like Voldemort would have done. The actual Horcrux is where the real connection lies.

Oh, this is definitely a Horcrux

Nope, not here. Sure there are DOZENS of these floating candles in the Great Hall, so it'd be easy for yours to go undetected. But what if someone torches the place with a Fiendfyre spell? All those candles would be melted to nothingness, including yours.

No. Why would you pick this one?

OK, so you might be thinking that a tortoise would be better than an owl because they have such long lives. But come on — it's going to be so easy to destroy a living creature that moves three to four miles an hour.

Eh, not the best choice

While this is a good option, it's not the best. So many things could go wrong. What if someone "borrows" it because they need to write something down and then destroys it? WHAT IF SEAMUS ACCIDENTALLY BLOWS IT UP WITH FIENDFYRE? Try something ~better~.

Only Real Harry Potter Fans Can Spot The Horcrux

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