《哈利·波特》中，伏地魔是唯一一个已知的成功制造多个魂器的巫师。虽然《哈利·波特》系列书籍和电影在几年前就已经结束了，但仍然有很多谜团围绕着魂器和它们的制作。 Tom Riddle, later known as Voldemort, was a very powerful wizard -- and also an evil one. While attending Hogwarts, he encounters one of the darkest things in the wizarding world: Horcruxes. 汤姆·里德尔，后来被称为伏地魔，是一个非常强大的巫师——也有着邪恶的本性。在霍格沃茨上学期间，他遇到了魔法世界最黑暗的东西之一：魂器。
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the audience learns that Tom Riddle is researching Horcruxes and has even asked Professor Horace Slughorn about them. 在《哈利·波特与混血王子》中，观众得知汤姆·里德尔正在研究魂器，甚至向霍拉斯·斯拉格霍恩教授询问过有关魂器的问题。 Slughorn gives him an overview of the Horcruxes, and Riddle's curiosity about whether more than one Horcrux could be made frightens Slughorn, who later feels guilty for giving Riddle information. 斯拉格霍恩向他介绍了魂器的概况，里德尔对是否能制造出不止一个魂器表示好奇，这把斯拉格霍恩吓坏了，他后来因为向里德尔提供了情报而感到内疚。 The process of making a Horcrux involves, among other things, the most terrible crimes against nature -- and they remain secret. 制造魂器的过程涉及到最恐怖的违反自然的罪行以及其他事情——它们仍然是秘密。
A horcrux is an object that conceals a fragment of an individual’s soul, meaning that if the person dies, a part of their soul will still be alive. Essentially, the individual would achieve immortality through this. 魂器是一种可以隐藏一个人的灵魂碎片的物体，这意味着如果这个人死了，他的灵魂的一部分仍然活着。从本质上讲，个人将通过这种方式获得永生。 Destroying these items is a difficult task for even the most skilled wizard, as only very powerful spells can effectively destroy them. 即使对最熟练的巫师来说，摧毁这些物品也是一项艰巨的任务，因为只有非常强大的法术才能有效地摧毁它们。
The process of creating (and destroying) a horcrux could be found in the book Secrets of the Darkest Art, which was kept in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts Library until Albus Dumbledore removed it when he became headmaster. 制造(和摧毁)魂器的过程可以在《最黑暗魔法的秘密》一书中找到，这本书一直保存在霍格沃茨图书馆的禁书区，直到阿不思·邓布利多当上校长后才把它拿走。 The first step is murder, because this act is considered the most evil act. The next step is a spell to separate the spirit fragment and attach it to the object. The third step is a mystery, but it is said to be a terrible act that must be performed shortly after the murder. 第一步是谋杀，因为这种行为被认为是最邪恶的行为。下一步是一个法术，用来分离灵魂碎片，并将其附着在物体上。第三步是一个谜，但据说这是一个可怕的行为，必须在谋杀后不久进行。
Redditors suggested that the third step might have something to do with the victim's body. Since Voldemort used “bone of the father [... ] flesh of the servant [... ] blood of the enemy” to create his new body, Internet users have suggested that the final step in Horcrux creation is also relevant. Reddit 网民认为，第三步也许与受害者的身体有关。由于伏地魔制造新身体的时候使用过“父亲的骨头[…]仆人的肉体[…]敌人的血”，网友认为魂器制作的最后一步也有相关性。 That said, the mysterious step to creating a horcrux may be consuming the flesh and/or blood of the victim in order to gain power from them and to “connect” with the murder that has just been committed, thus making it possible for the wizard to use that murder to create a horcrux. 也就是说，制造魂器的神秘步骤也许是消耗受害者的血（或）肉，以便从他们身上获得力量，并与刚刚发生的谋杀“联系”起来，从而使巫师有可能利用谋杀来制造魂器。
The unknown steps involved in creating a Horcrux remain a mystery that will never be revealed. It adds more mystery to the Harry Potter world and proves that Voldemort is a man who knows no boundaries and will do anything to get what he wants. 制造魂器的未知步骤仍然是一个永远不会被揭示的谜。它为哈利·波特的世界增添了更多的神秘感，也证明了伏地魔是一个没有底线的人，为了得到他想要的东西，他会做任何事情。
