Dumbledore's Wayward Conjectures

[Missy]

No: HPFGUIDX 133831

<SNIP>That's why Lily was, in his opinion, being "a silly girl" to give 
> her life to protect him.  James's was the necessary death: Harry was 
> only ever to be a Horcrux spell.  It has been pointed out that this 
> spell did not emerge from Voldemort's wand in GOF - maybe he used 
> James's (or Lily's) wand.  Maybe to make a Horcrux you have to use 
> the wand of the person you killed?
> 
> Whether you agree with that or not, the key point I'd like to 
> highlight for debate is, at least one of Dumbledore's assumptions is 
> wrong: which one?
> 
> 
> lucinda428

I still don't think Harry was the Horcrux.  I think LV had those things 
in place long before he ever even heard about a prophecy.  It isn't 
like him to not get those seven things set up as quickly as he could.  
In fact, probably before he got the height of his power.  It just 
doesn't seem like he would sit around saying, "Well, I've got six, but 
I want to wait until I have something really, really good for the 
seventh."  He is power hungry and terrified of death.  He would do what 
he can to make sure he wouldn't die, and he'd do that as quickly as he 
possibly could.

I do think that one of DD's theories or assumptions was wrong.  And 
that incorrect assumption is that Snape is on the side of the good.  
And what was the cost?  DD's life.  Before DD has the chance to train 
Harry fully, before DD has the chance to get everything ready for his 
death.  And that's a really high price, actually.