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We all have horcruxes...

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  Horcruxes! Those who have read Harry Potter know what I’m talking about. But for those who haven’t I’ll give a little background and then I’ll share why the word has been constantly buzzing in my head to the extent that it compelled me to open my laptop and scribble about it first thing in the morning. So, the bad guy of the Harry Potter series, Voldemort, who is the greatest and most feared wizard of his time, had divided his soul into seven parts - those were called horcruxes - in order to attain immortality. So, even if someone, somehow, manages to destroy one horcrux, or a part of his soul, there are six more horcruxes to keep him alive. And he kept the horcruxes at distant places - guarded and safe. The author of the series, J.K. Rowling – whom I consider the biggest literary genius alive today – has mentioned in her Netflix documentary that most of the references in her book are from real life to which she gave a magical twist. And suddenly I felt I know how she must ha...