Has Harry already destroyed 1 bit of LV's soul? (Was: The Remaining Horcruxes)

[breegenie]

No: HPFGUIDX 133628

Combining canon from the entire series to date could give us some insight on LV's 
remaining Horcruxes. 

Known, Located, Destroyed
1. The diary in COS. Obviously a personal object -- his diary while at Hogwarts and proof 
that he was the true heir of Slytherin. Was LV's first attempt, since his bit of soul appears 
quite young (underage) and most human. Although he makes it seem he does not 
understand how to create a Horcrux, one has to wonder if it was created BEFORE he had 
even talked with Slughorn about multiples, when he murdered the Riddles. LV already has 
Marvolo's ring while talking to Slughorn. Since he is wearing it, the ring is unlikely to be a 
Hor crux yet. p. 368-9 US ed HBP.

2. Marvolo's Slytherin ring. Family heirloom. Murder victim is likely Hepzibah Smith (DD 
thought it was LV's first murder since the Riddles p. 439).

Known, Unlocated
3. Salazar Slytherin Locket -- unknown murder created Horcrux. Possibly in Kreacher's or 
Fletcher's possession.

4. Helga Hufflepuff Goblet  -- unknown murder created Horcrux.

Unknown:
5. ???? -- likely to be something from Rowena Ravenclaw due to JKR's assertion that 
Ravenclaw will have its day, and LV's obsession with Hogwarts founders.

6. This was the Horcrux that LV intended to be made from Harry's demise, but failed. 
Dumbledore *guesses* that LV eventually used Nagini as object, but he admits to Harry 
that this is speculation. p. 505-6 This Horcrux is guessed to be created at the murder of 
the Muggle servant at the Riddle house in GOF.

7. Remaining bit of soul, has roamed the world in wild animals, Quirell, the weird 
babymort and now in LV's new body.

We know that LV  tended to saved Horcrux creation for significant murders. The diary was 
his likely his first (human) murder, which would make it significant on its own, plus it was 
his Muggle family. The old witch was a descendant of Helga Hufflepuff and had his family 
locket (which he probably suspected before he visited because Burke had sold it to her). 
Harry was a planned Horcrux because of the prophecy (object unkown). What other 
significant, unsolved murders can we link to Horcruxes in canon?

We know that LV took great pains to hide the murders that created them -- putting the 
memories inside his uncle and Hokey the house elf. This will make it harder for Harry to 
track down the remaining Horcruxes, if he can't trace the murders, either.

We know that LV got more skilled at hiding them -- gave one to Malfoy, hid one in 
ancestor's home, another in a childhood cave, and perhaps hid one in an unlikely animal 
that will be hard to destroy.

We also know that they do a good job of defending themselves -- Riddle/LV's soul  used 
the basilisk to attack Harry, Dumbledore was maimed by his destruction of the ring, and 
the locket was well protected by the Inferi and potion, and will probably protect itself 
against Harry's attempts at destruction.

We know that LV's bits of soul can think for themselves, and behave like him. Riddle could 
act on its own to possess Ginny, much like LV tried to possess Harry in OOP. Hopefully DD 
left a Pensieve memory of his attack on the ring to help Harry figure out how to destroy 
the locket. Will Harry be possessed by a bit of LV at some point in Book 7? Since LV feels 
the pain of this, it might warn LV that his Horcrux are under attack...

Regarding Harry as Horcrux, or the possible creation of a Horcrux at Harry's baby attack, 
LV would have been determined to use something of Gryffindor's for his final Horcrux and 
I don't think it would have been Harry himself. Dumbledore seems sure that the only 
known relic (sword) was not used. Perhaps because he retrieved it from the rubble at 
Godric's Hollow? LV may have known the Potters had some Gryffindor item, especially if 
their hiding place was Godric's ancient house. 

No matter the object, it seems clear that the Harry/Lily AK bounced back curse thwarted 
LV's final Horcrux attempt for many years. At this point, I can't find anything in canon that 
points to Harry being a Horcrux himself.

In GOF, the Priori Incantatem of LV's wand in GOF does not indicate a Horcrux spell. So 
either:

LV was destroyed so quickly by the bounced back AK so he never got to cast the spell/
move the bit of soul into the Horcrux.

LV was destroyed so quickly by the bounced back AK his bit of soul never left his body, 
failing to create a Horcrux moment.

The creation of a Horcrux is built in to the AK spell, and when it bounced back on LV, the 
created Horcrux was destroyed by it. This would mean that baby Harry nearly killed LV, but 
actually killed one of his bits of soul before it entered an object. One less to kill now 
(unless DD's Nagini theory is true).

I think this is likely because Harry bears the mark of LV attempting to create a Horcrux 
that night.

His lightening bolt scar. 

At several points in canon, it is remarked that AK normally leaves no mark (the Riddle 
bodies, Muggles wondering about deaths). 

Several UK edition readers have pointed out a lightening bolt mark in the illustration of 
Marvolo's ring *after* Dumbledore destroys the bit of LV's soul in it.

It seems very likely that JKR would have a physical symbol of a bit of soul being destroyed.

Perhaps the mark left by a destroyed bit of soul is a lightening bolt? And Harry's scar is 
proof that LV failed to create a Horcrux while trying to kill him. 

We won't know for sure until Harry destroys the soul in the Slytherin locket.

Bree