ADAIR Re: Recent interview with JKR - horcrux inference?

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Kathi wrote:
> One of the central themes of the series is about love and 
sacrifice. 
> It would make sense to me that, like Lily and DD before him, Harry 
> would sacrifice his life for "the greater good". Thus, through the 
> power of the love that would be necessary to do such a thing, it 
> would be the final destruction of Voldemort. I don't know that 
Harry 
> *has* to die, per se, but as with the Unforgivable Curse (and the 
> potion in the cave), there must be the clear intention.


Oh, I completely agree, I just don't like to think about Harry 
possibly dying, it upsets me.  But you know, you make a valid point - 
I just remembered that JKR said the last word of book seven is 
supposed to be "scar" (as she currently has the last chapter written, though we can assume it probably won't remain the way it is).  I think my only hang-up with this theory is that the horcrux would not have been intentional.  JKR keeps hinting that more happened that night, however, and Voldemort did lend some of his characteristics to Harry (or soul, if this theory is true), so I wouldn't be surprised if you're right.  How disturbing would it be for Harry, though, can you imagine!?  Possessing part of Voldemort's soul, how..... unequivocally creepy.  

Another thought I had: could even a part of 
Voldemort's soul survive in Harry, with all that love going on?  If 
the scar is a horcrux, I suppose Harry could destroy it by just being 
himself.  

Lots and lots of questions, I still have... sigh.  

Adair, who still wonders what DD's look at the end of book four was 
about, and what happened to Ollivander