Harry: The UNintentional Horcrux

[fanofminerva]

No: HPFGUIDX 133008

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> vmonte:
> I loved how Dumbledore mentions that a horcrux can live inside a 
> living creature (Najini). I believe (DUH) that the last horcrux is 
> inside Harry---the scar. I'm thinking that Lily's spell must of 
> somehow ripped out the piece of soul that was living in Voldemort 
and 
> transfered it to Harry. And maybe it was the merging of these two 
> souls that caused the explosion at GH. I also think that Snape was 
at 
> GH and that he suspected what happened. During CoS Snape whispers 
the 
> Serpentsorcia spell to Draco during the duel. Why did Snape do 
this? 
> At this point in time there was no reason for anyone to think that 
> Harry had any of Voldemort's power. I think that Snape suspected 
that 
> Harry might and he tested him. When he realized that Harry was a 
> parceltongue his suspicions were confirmed. (By the way CoS was 
the 
> book that JKR almost introduced us to the HBP.)
> 
> Vivian

I, too, think that Harry/Harry's scar is the last Horcrus, but that 
this was not LV's intetion. Here is a summary of my hypothesis (to 
add to the other posts on the matter):

LV intended to kill Harry because of the prophecy.

LV intended to establish another Horcrux, so he killed James 
Potter.  (I'm not sure why Harry's death alone would not be 
sufficient.  Perhaps the magic to establish a hurcrus requires the 
person being murdered to understand about death...pure speculation.)

Lily's death was not needed for LV's intentions, but it was for 
Lily's.

Either the Potters alone or along with someone else (RAB perhaps?) 
uncovered LV's use of horcruxes.  This was the ancient magic that 
Lily used...somehow (and I don't think there is canon for this yet) 
her sacrifice made Harry the horcrux for the last part of LV's soul, 
thus making it impossible for LV to kill Harry.  

As another poster hypothesized, for Harry to kill LV, he has to 
impart Tom Riddle's soul back to him (making him mortal, perhaps?) 
and then kill him.  However, as Brothergib hypothesized, DD's look 
of triumph when finding out that LV used Harry's blood may be 
because the use of Harry's blood released him from needing to die.  
This would make more sense if Tom Riddle's soul were in Harry's scar 
and not in Harry himself.  After all, it was always his scar that 
hurt.

Overall, HBP quite possibly was my favorite of the series thus far.  

Julie