Harry the Horcrux/why Lily didn't have to die

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 134058

 
Derek wrote:

In fact, I suspect that may be why LV tried to kill Harry in the first place.
When getting the other known Horcruxes associated with the Four
Founders, LV slew one of that Founder's descendents in process.
(He killed a Hufflepuff descendent in getting the goblet, and a
Slytherin descendent in getting the locket.)  If Harry (and James) are
descendents of Gryffindor (as seems likely), then that pattern would
still hold; LV slew a Gryffindor descendent (James) to get the Gryffindor-
related Horcrux (Harry himself).

Then having accomplished this, he simply decides to kill Harry right
then and there!  Sure, this means he'll lose the soul fragment he just
invested in Harry, but that's a small price (to LV) to pay for assured
victory, right?


Julie says:
I also think LV came to Godric's Hollow to kill James so he could
get the Gryffindor related horcrux. But I also wonder if he intended
to kill Harry and stash the horcrux somewhere else. Then when
the AK rebounded, the horcrux went into Harry, leaving the scar
on Harry's forehead (the shape of which JKR has noted is not 
important--apparently it's the existence of the scar itself that is
important). If Harry has the final horcrux in him this also can
explain why Harry felt he already knew Tom Riddle (in CoS),
and why Voldemort was able to establish the mind connection.
 
BTW, this also explains why Lily didn't have to die, doesn't it?
Voldemort had to kill James for the horcrux, and then Harry 
because of the prophecy, but he didn't need to kill Lily. And 
he told her so. It seems neater to me than the idea that he
spared Lily because Snape loved her, because we've really
had no clue yet that Snape and Lily had any connection,
other than her pity of him and his insult to her. 
 
Julie 
 
 


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