Fred and George stood where they were, exchanging bewildered looks before turning to Kyle at the same time.
For a moment, they could not process whether what they had heard meant the same thing Kyle had said.
"Horcruxes..."
"Can be made for someone else?"
They spoke at the same time.
It was like using a Wand-Lighting Charm to make someone else's wand light up—not only had they never seen such a thing, they had never even heard of it.
"Otherwise, why do you think I found so many books?" Kyle pointed at the thick stack of Dark magic books on the floor.
"But... how is that possible..." Fred still found it hard to believe.
"Nothing is impossible," Kyle said. "I asked Nicolas Flamel, and I asked Rowena Ravenclaw. They both thought it was feasible; we just need to find the right method."
"But why would you do this?" George asked, puzzled.
That was the part he understood the least.
Normally, every spell cast on another person had a specific purpose.
The Imperius Curse was meant to control someone, and the Killing Curse was meant to kill them. But he truly could not think of what this 'Horcrux' spell could do...
Make someone unable to die, letting them live forever?
If that was the case, then Kyle, who had invented this spell, was truly great.
"Didn't I tell you?" Kyle turned back to glance at them and explained, "The first time I met Neville's parents at St Mungo's, I wanted to do this... Only a Horcrux can make their shattered souls whole again, in another sense.
"By then, they should be able to return to normal."
"Neville's parents..." Fred thought for a moment. "I know. They were tortured insane by the Cruciatus Curse."
"Now that you mention it, I do seem