Harrycrux again (was: Why can't Harry?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 142498

> expectopatronnie: 
> Neri, I liked some of your explenations, although I'm not 
altogerher 
> sure I'm convinced. But, even if I do go along with you, could you 
> explain why *Harry* is the Horcrux, and not solely his scar? Most 
of 
> your argument would still work, but Harry would not have to die, 
> only to have his scar removed.
> 

Neri:
We were specifically told that living things can be Hxs, but we 
weren't told (or given any clues I'm aware of) that *scars* can be 
Hxs. Since we know very little about Hxs anyway, Hx!scar is certainly 
something JKR might get away with, but it won't be very good writing, 
IMO. If Harry does carry a Voldy soul piece I'd want the explanation 
how he can get rid of it to be a bit more profound and dramatic than 
that.

> expectopatronnie:
> Also, I really don't think the 'monster' or 'creature' words 
> concerning Harry's crush to Ginny are of any relevence here. We all 
> have monsters and creatures like that inside us (I hope you do 
> too!), and none of us are HX of LV!
>

Neri:
Most of us aren't supposed to carry a piece of a Dark Lord inside us. 
The choice of words certainly sounds intended. It repeats 
consistently in several different places in HBP. It might be a red 
herring, of course (and a rather sneaky one if it is) but not a 
coincidence.
 
> Neri:  
> > 10. Unintentional Hx: I agree that it wouldn't be very logical for
> > Voldy to make Harry a Hx and immediately trying to kill him. As a
> > whole, it appears Voldy isn't aware at all that Harry is his Hx. 
> But I
> > see a very good scenario for unintentional Hx: when he went to GH,
> > Voldy was planning to use Harry's murder to rip his soul, and turn
> > *Lily* into his Hx. This is why he tried to spare her, which JKR
> > recently confirmed. 
>
 
> expectopatronnie: 
> Did she really? Like the rest of us, I've been wondering why LV 
told 
> Lily to step aside, for ages now. Can you give us the link to this 
> confirmation? 
>


Neri: 
>From the three-parts interview with TLC and Mugglenet
http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-
anelli-1.htm

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ES: This is one of my burning questions since the third book - why 
did Voldemort offer Lily so many chances to live? Would he actually 
have let her live?

JKR: Mmhm.

ES: Why?

JKR: [silence] Can't tell you. But he did offer, you're absolutely 
right.
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Since in the second answer JKR confirms that Voldy did offer Lily to 
live, I guess the "Mhhm" sound in her first answer was in response to 
the "Would he actually have let her live?" part. This answer fits 
quite well with the theory, IMO, since life as an Imperio'ed Hx can 
hardly be called living. In any case, the silence and the "can't tell 
you" suggest this is an important point.


Neri