are there 7 horcruxes, is Voldermort himself the 8th? or is the soul split only 7 times, making vlodermort himself !, and there are therefore 6 horcruxes to find? the bit of Voldemort himslef that was left INSIDE harry is a horcrux, is it not?
(and I can't believe I have a college degree and have composed such a question, as if it was a matter of life and death!

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