A Horcrux Hypothesis. Re: Can a Horcrux kill/destroy another Horcrux?

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 145076

John, <jaxx189 at y...> wrote:
> can a horcrux destroy 
> another horcrux.  In book two the spirit of Voldemort obviously was 
> trying to kill Harry Potter.  If Harry is in fact a horcrux, can 
> another element of Voldemort's own spirit or soul destroy or be used 
> to destroy another element of itself?  or is the diary horcrux 
> merely on survival mode and its thinking is "either i destroy you or 
> you destroy me"- a survival of the fittest mentality.


Valky:

In answer to this question I would like to expound as simply and
clearly as possible on my pet Horcrux theory - A 'How To' Guide to
Destroying the Dark Lord's Horcruxes.

To examine how a Horcrux is destroyed we call upon the first canon
example - The Diary in the Chamber of Secrets.

The destruction of this Horcrux seems at first straightforwardly and
simply destruction, in essence and therefore in total. However, on
further investigation there are very specific circumstances involved
in this event. 

Some of these specifics are told to us and hinted at by Dumbledore - 
1. The Diary was an extraordinary Horcrux because it was intended as a
weapon as well.
2. It is logically most likely to be the *first* Horcrux created by
Voldemort and hence may be inferior (in terms of it's magical
protections) to the other Horcruxes he has made.

But... clearly this was not enough information. Dumbledore took this
information to the Gaunt House and used it to deduce how he must
destroy the Ring Horcrux, it failed to produce the ideal results.
Dumbledore lost his wand hand and almost, very nearly, his life. 

When Harry destroyed the Diary he came away unscathed by it, how did
he do that? Dumbledore clearly made some valuable assumptions of how
Harry destroyed the diary, but it does seem he missed something
important or else he would be unscathed too, right?

The important thing Dumbledore missed
Here are some possibilities:

1. Harry destroyed the Diary *with* the Basilisk's Fang. The Basilisk
belonged to Voldemort.

2. Harry is Voldemort's equal, marked such by Voldemort when he was an
infant.

3. Voldemort was partially inhabiting the the life force of Ginny
Weasley when Harry destroyed the Horcrux.


Any one of these three factors in the successful destruction of the
diary Horcrux may be the reason Harry was not cursed when he destroyed
it. Which one, if any, that you decide matters most, I'd love to hear
of, and why as well. OTOH my guess is that Dumbledore discovered all
three, but took to his grave with him the answer to which one of these
is the key, leaving us and Hermione of course, with the question.

The hypothetical destruction of the ring Horcrux:

Taking with him the knowledge that the Diary was a weapon and that it
was LV's first Horcrux, Dumbledore attempted to destroy the Ring
Horcrux at the Gaunt House. On these assumptions, Dumbledore prepared
himself for greater protections to be on the ring Horcrux itself and
as the Diary had been a weapon intended to stray into the hands of the
unsuspecting, Dumbledore assumed that the ring Horcrux would not be an
unusual kind of Horcrux/Weapon like the diary. He assumed that the
unusual Horcrux in LV's collection had already been found, and there
would not be another one. Dumbledore's assumption of greater
protections was correct, the ring was difficult to retrieve, but since
Dumbledore had prepared himself well, he managed to retrieve it. His
assumption about it being just a horcrux, OTOH, was incorrect. 
Dumbledore discovered that *all* Voldemort's Horcruxes are ultimately
weapons, but seconds too late to save himself.

Dumbledore kept his sense long enough to get himself to someone with
extraordinary and prodigious Dark Arts knowledge. Severus Snape.
Snape confirmed for Dumbledore what DD had already guessed,
Voldemort's ring Horcrux was indeed a weapon, just like the diary.
There was no way to undo what had happened, all that could be done was
to temporarily block the spread of the curse, confine it to DD's hand. 

Dumbledore went home to ponder again the circumstances of the diary's
destruction and came up with the list I made above. For a long time he
pondered the question, which one is the key, which of these things
vanquishes Voldemort? After a few days of applying his massive brain
power to the problem, he decided to leave nothing to chance and began
writing Harry Potter a letter.

Here is what I believe Dumbledore was thinking -

1. Harry destroyed the Diary *with* the Basilisk's Fang. The Basilisk
belonged to Voldemort.

Dumbledore decided to detsroy the weapon of the ring with Voldemorts
own weapon.

2. Harry is Voldemort's equal, marked such by Voldemort when he was an
infant.

Dumbeldore decided that Harry must weild this weapon.

3. Voldemort was partially inhabiting the the life force of Ginny
Weasley when Harry destroyed the Horcrux.

Dumbledore hoped that what he and Snape had accomplished in containing
Voldemort's weapon would be enough for this part to be reenacted
efficiently. 
 
The scene was set for the ring's weapon to be destroyed.

But Dumbledore knew this could not be enough. Harry would have to go
on from there and destroy four more Horcruxes (as per DD 's best
guess). Torn between the important task of destroying Voldemorts
weapon and fulfilling his promise to Harry, Dumbledore's last and most
important work began.

Throughout the year, Dumbledore instructed Harry, trying to impart
every important thing he knew and every important speculation he had
made. Too late Harry realised how much he wanted to know, with time
running out so fast many of his questions never got answered and the
time came for the weapon to be destroyed all too quickly. 

Dumbledore took Harry to Voldemort's cave and ordered him to wield
Voldemort's weapon. Harry reluctantly agreed and the job was done, he
could sense it. Relieved that he had suceeded in solving the puzzle
for Harry, Dumbledore died.


The theory simplex:
When Dumbledore tried to destroy the ring Horcrux it discharged
Voldemort's weapon on him - possession.

Dumbledore sought Snapes help to contain the possessing soul magic and
Voldemorts ravenous life sucking soul in his wand hand. 

Dumbledore figured out that he had been mistaken in his assumptions
about Voldemorts horcruxes and vowed to leave nothing to chance.

He destroyed this piece of Voldemort's soul by reenacting the factors
in the COS.

1. Harry destroys the Horcrux which is also a weapon.
2. Harry uses Voldies own weapon to destroy it.
3. The Weapon has been discharged beforehand and is more vulnerable to
the destruction.


Any Questions.

Valky