Also, I read the original Horcrux restriction, not as “someone has to be close at the time,” but as “anyone who has ever touched the Horcrux.” Otherwise the original would be even more useless, since it’d be very likely to discharge while you were still alive.
Also, I read the original Horcrux restriction, not as “someone has to be close at the time,” but as “anyone who has ever touched the Horcrux.” Otherwise the original would be even more useless, since it’d be very likely to discharge while you were still alive.