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The most famous Horcrux takes the form of an [[Iron Mountain]] box stuffed with personal effects and deal bibles. It is the “[[Lehman]]”. Since it first emerged in late 2008, the [[Lehman]] has been an ever-present weapon in the armoury of those devilish advocates, [[Buy-side legal eagle|buy-side legal eagles]]. These men and women are all of [[Slytherin]]:<ref>Or, at a pinch, the darker recesses of [[Ravenclaw]]:  at any rate, there are no [[Hufflepuff]]ians or [[Gryffindor]]an alumni in their throng.</ref> they wield their magical spells in the service of the [[Dark Lord of the Swaps]] — yea; [[he who shall not be named]]; the very [[master of the universe]] himself, ''against'' the righteous forces of the [[First Men]], whose heroes one typically finds defending the ramparts of the [[worshipful alliance of broker-dealers|worshipful company of broker-dealers]].

But then a [[JC|wild-haired prophet]]<ref>Look, a fellow can dream. okay? About having hair, at any rate.</ref> came down from the high mountain and stood\before the townspeople. “[[Children of the Forest]]!” he cried. “''I teach you the Superman!''”<ref>“Humankind should be overcome. What have you done to overcome it? All creatures hitherto have created something beyond themselves: do you want to be the ebb of this great tide, and return to the animals rather than overcome yourself?” — {{author|Friedrich Nietzsche}}, {{br|Also Sprach Zarathustra}}</ref>

But yea, in the year 2021 it came to pass. Of the low-born retail investors emerged a ''counter-Horcrux'' of great power: at least as powerful as the Lehman. Advancing buy-sider soldiers were stopped in their tracks; bogged down; beaten off. What is this new sorcery? They cried.  

The forces stood at an impasse for weeks. No quarter was given. Then, a single, small, brave [[prime broker]] clambered out of her trench, stood up and walked calmly into a clearing, utterly unarmed, waving a white [[margin lock-up]] in front of her.

''What the hell is she doing?''

From their trench, her comrades quailed. “Someone stop her! This is ''suicide''! She will kill us all!”  

As they pulled back the arms of their monstrous trebuchets you could hear the [[buy-side legal eagle|buyside soldiers]] laugh. “Finish them off, Melvin!” cackled one. “We’ll be having brokers for breakfast in the morning!”

“It’s ... ''Robin Hood''!” mouthed the sell-siders, in awe and wonder.

The colossal trebuchets imploded. A great wind flattened the buy-side encampments. Sigils burned. Their mercenary forces scattered to the four corners of the earth.

Back in the village, [[Zarathustra]] stood on his rock, observing the smoke on the horizon. “One day you will no longer see your loftiness, and your lowliness will be all too clear; your very sublimity will frighten you like a phantom. Then you will cry: ‘''the world is a lie!''’”