Harry as a Horcrux

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 138698


> Geoff:

> However, I was casually skimming through one or two posts when the 
> following thought occurred to me. I think it has been postulated  
> that if the "vessel" holding the Horcrux is destroyed, then the 
> Horcrux itself is destroyed.
> 
> Right. Now, if Harry is a a Horcrux - or carrying a Horcrux - 
> depending on your view, why has Voldemort attempted to kill Harry on 
> several occasions which would not do the Horcrux a lot of good?
> 
> I shall now sit back and wait for messages asking why I haven't been  
> paying attention at the back of the class because this has been 
> answered at least 49 times in the last five weeks. :-)

Valky:
I have one more post today, so I'll take up your request Geoff :D

First up. About destroying a Horcrux. Strictly on the canon that we
have, your postulation is correct. The canon we have is Harry
destroying the Diary, and Dumbledore telling us that he has destroyed
the ring Horcrux. All it takes apparently it to conquer the defenses
and destroy the object, however, I find it extremely hard to believe
that Voldie would make it so easy. Ad I do wonder and speculate on
what that all important impossible defense Voldemort would want on his
Horcruxes, might be. Personally I find it hard to believe that Voldie
would demand anything less than 1 death per Horcux. He esteems himself
far too much and believes too deeply in the finality of death for me
to be comfortable assuming that he would guard his Horcruxes more
"cheaply" than that.  

So much of my speculation that Horcruxes are more complicated than we
really know, is based on Voldemort Character canon rather than strict
facts in evidence.

AS for why he tried to kill Harry so often, if Harry is a Horcrux of
Voldemorts soul, the only possible answers are that Voldmeort didn't
realise it until recently, or else, there is a way Voldmeort can
extract the Horcrux from Harry in the process of killing him. 

For me personally, any discussion of this theory is intriguing, I am
fencesitting with a pile of canon to throw in when the fire dies down.
I hope to get it all discussed thoroughly by the great minds here
before I decide.

Valky