[HPforGrownups] Harry is Not a Horcrux (was Re: HBP: Assorted threads in one)

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 137690

musicgal3001 wrote:

> Well, I have something to say about Harry being a Horcrux. He's not.
> He can't be-and it's not just because I've decided that Harry Potter
> MUST live-no. It's because you need a spell to encase a soul, and
> there was no time to encase a bit of soul into Harry or his scar, or
> his teddy bear, or whatever.
> As said in HBP, not sure what page as I don't have the book right
> here, but it's in the chapter "Horcruxes". Professor Slughorn is
> talking to 16 or 17 year old Tom Riddle.
> "Encase. But how-"
> "There is a spell. I don't know. Don't ask me!" As you can see, even
> though Slughorn doesn't know which spell to use, he does know that
> there is a spell involved.
> 
> Secondly, Dumbledore speaks the truth in these books. It has been
> said that Dumbledore is almost like JK Rowling herself, telling the
> reader the truth and what is real. This may not be true in EVERY
> aspect, (aka-Snape...I have my own theories on that...) I believe it
> applies to this: "Anybody who wishes to kill Lord Voldemort must
> destroy the part of his sould that is in his body last." Obviously
> paraphrasing like mad, but still...you get my drift. Harry can't just
> kill himself before he kills Voldemort because it would take him one
> step further. Harry is the only one who can kill Voldemort, and
> unless one of you would like to start a mad theory that Harry makes a
> few Horcruxes himself...the "Harry-the-Horcrux" theory kinda falls
> apart at the details.

> Leora

Kathy writes:

    There are a few of us who suspect Harry might be an *accidental * 
horcrux, although there are differences in how we see the books play out.
1.  No one knows, including Voldemort what actually happened when his 
killing curse back-fired. He had no intention of making a horcrux out of 
Harry. He intended to kill him.
2.  We know that there is some connection between Harry and Voldemort.
3.  We don't know how a living horcrux would work because nobody would 
do such a thing on purpose.
4.  When Voldemort was vaporized by Lily's protection, he wasn't killed 
because of at least 5 other horcruxes. It wouldn't necessarily have a 
detrimental effect on Harry.
5.  In OotP Dumbledore speaks of the "plan", and how he made a mistake 
because "...I cared more for your life than the lives that might be lost 
if the plan failed."
6.  The power to vanquish the Dark Lord might not be any special power 
or skill. It might just be the willingness to sacrifice his own life to 
destroy Voldemort, thus destroying the last horcrux.
7.  Dumbledore placed Snape right beside Voldemort to make sure that 
this happens either at Harry's request, or without it.
8.  JKR has never given any indication that Harry will live past book 7. 
She has always answered any remarks pertaining to Harry's longevity by 
saying that he might not live. She hasn't even tried to avoid the 
question really.

I hope Harry survives but I really think that she is going to finish him 
off.
KJ