No, they tie the one "living" non-horcrux piece of his soul to the earth. As long as any of those other horcruxes remain whole the one piece that he's actually using does not move on to an afterlife. The others aren't there to be "used" they are strictly there to anchor him to this plane of existence.
The horcruxes can be destroyed (ie the diary and the ring which we know have already been destroyed) and as each one is destroyed the part of the soul it contains is released. I've heard it debated that the released parts of the soul join back up with the original remaining part but it's also possible that they are release into the ether.
In theory, when all of the horcruxes are destroyed only the piece inside Voldemort's current corporeal body will remain. Then, if that body is killed, there will be nothing left to anchor him to this plane and he will be well and truly killed for good.
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Date: 2006-08-14 06:36 pm (UTC)The horcruxes can be destroyed (ie the diary and the ring which we know have already been destroyed) and as each one is destroyed the part of the soul it contains is released. I've heard it debated that the released parts of the soul join back up with the original remaining part but it's also possible that they are release into the ether.
In theory, when all of the horcruxes are destroyed only the piece inside Voldemort's current corporeal body will remain. Then, if that body is killed, there will be nothing left to anchor him to this plane and he will be well and truly killed for good.
I think. ;)