... what if Voldie is _that_ paranoid. He becomes a Lich, _doesn't_ split his soul, puts it in a phylawhatever and _then_ makes several 'Red Herrings' in the form of Horocruxes, which basically pretend to be pieces of his soul.
He makes sure to ask around about them as well as leave some more or less obvious traces. Because, let's face it, you'd have to be more than just somewhat stupid to _aks your teacher_ about something like that.
He also makes sure to make getting them/destroying them a tricky at best and lethal at worst proposition, placing curse triggers, illusion enchantments, etc. on them to make them _seem_ like actual bits of souls. Hell, maybe he bound the corrupted essences of some newly slain wizards to them, just to make them seem more authentic. The possibilities are endless, and when a Horocrux is found the finder will, in 90% of the cases, end up very very dead upon trying to get rid of the damn thing.
Meanwhile, the phylactery is sitting out for all the world to see ... and ignore ... as one of the less memorable exhibits of the British Museum's Egyptian section.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
He makes sure to ask around about them as well as leave some more or less obvious traces. Because, let's face it, you'd have to be more than just somewhat stupid to _aks your teacher_ about something like that.
He also makes sure to make getting them/destroying them a tricky at best and lethal at worst proposition, placing curse triggers, illusion enchantments, etc. on them to make them _seem_ like actual bits of souls. Hell, maybe he bound the corrupted essences of some newly slain wizards to them, just to make them seem more authentic. The possibilities are endless, and when a Horocrux is found the finder will, in 90% of the cases, end up very very dead upon trying to get rid of the damn thing.
Meanwhile, the phylactery is sitting out for all the world to see ... and ignore ... as one of the less memorable exhibits of the British Museum's Egyptian section.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm