Horcrux Killing (was Because it's dead. Re: Dumbledore's wounded hand)

[Cindy]

No: HPFGUIDX 136719

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
> OOps I posted the response below and in all my rambling failed to 
make
> the explicit point that was supposed to answer wrexx's original 
question.
> 
> So here's the actual summation that concludes my theory as to why
> Fawkes couldn't/didn't heal Voldemorts hand. Oops freudian slip 
there. 
> Dumbledores Hand. My theory is that to destroy the ring Dumbledore
> unleashed a powerfully destructive spell, in a split second 
decision
> while his hand was still attached to the Ring Horcrux. It hd the
> unfortunate side effect of causing so much destruction to DD's hand
> that it was umm in technical terms. Dead. 
> 
> I believe this is why, to Harry at first glance, it looked "dead",
> because in in fact, it actually was. And hence why Fawkes healing
> tears were not able to restore it, because their powers do not 
extend
> to resurrection.
> 
> Ok, so definitely, like DD said he paid a price *worth* 1/7 of
> Voldemorts soul. And a partial death, or even full death, seems to
> ring true of the sacrifice Voldemort would force upon his would-be
> conquerers if he could manage it, and a sacrifice that someone of
> Dumbledores immense nobility, and calibre would be able to make in
> exchange for the lives of the people he loves.
> 
> That's all folks..
> Valky
 
So the "crux" of the matter here is that you are saying to destroy 
each Horcrux, there is going to have to be (or resulting in due to 
the wicked spells protecting each horcrux) a deadly sacrifice? I'd 
have to agree it certainly seems to be going in that direction...

Basilisk's death:  Used fang to destroy Diary (remember that line in 
COS where it states Harry picked up the fang, like he "meant to do 
it all along"--some kind of sixth sense about using the fang on the 
diary)

"Death" of DD's hand:  Ring destroyed--probably would have killed DD 
if he wasn't so skilled. 

Possible death of RAB:  In an attempt to destroy the locket? 

Many hundreds of directions to go in with that theory...interesting! 

Cindy