Dumbledore, Grindewald and horcruxes

[Kelley Frank]

No: HPFGUIDX 143631

I have been thinking about horcruxes a lot since reading HBP, though my 
primary subject of concern was Snape for a long while. Now that I have begun 
to reevaluate the overarching plot, Im a little curious about a few things 
and hope some of you have some good opinions about them.

First, was it ever mentioned whether Dumbledore killed Grindewald, or just 
defeated him? If Harry is expected to defeat Voldemort, and few people here 
will argue that there will be little alternative to killing him, would it 
not be likely that Dumbledore, in a similar situation was forced to murder a 
Dark Lord as well?

If Grindewald was killed, the matter deepens. Because we are told that 
killing fractures the soul, it would clarify some of the moral questions 
roaming the list lately concerning Harrys insistence to take as many DEs 
down as he can in HBP (sorry, I dont have the source material readily 
available).

Would Dumbledore have taken the time to create a horcrux of his own when 
Grindewald was defeated?


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