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Man I still don't understand how horcruxs were supposed to work
Magic.
Or plot.
When it's a good writer writing them and not a transphobic moron, then they make perfect sense.
Um, where else did you get your original definition of a horcrux?
I'm not certain of any specific usages of the word that predate Harry, but the general concept of a spirit vessel that saves mortality is not terribly new nor unique. Generally speaking, a spirit needs to have all connections with a mortal plane severed in order to move on. A spirit vessel like a horcrux is merely a separate attachment to 'this' world that can be separated and protected. Having more than one is also not terribly unique.
If Dipshit Transphobe were anywhere near a good writer, this could've been a big point as to why Voldyboi was an idiot for doing it, because it'd basically be cursing himself to have a near permanent connection to the mortal plane, especially with how scattered he made his crap, making his existence torture on the best of days... like a lich posessing objects, it shouldn't be easy nor kind to the user.
Though since she's an utterly shit writer, it only amounted to, "oh boy, he's hard to permanently kill!".