The Opposite of a Horcrux
Jamie
pipes814 at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 1 11:25:58 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 139271
Chys Lattes wrote:
> Well, anyway, a horcrux is where you kill someone to extend your own
> life. The opposite, couldn't it be, to give yourself up to extend the
> life of another?
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> I don't think either idea would be a topic of conversation at
> Hogwarts anyway, as one would naturally lead into the other being
> associated with opposites and that could be why it's something that
> LV didn't know about.
Jamie:
Wow. I love this theory! It just seems to fit perfectly. Wasn't
Lily known for her Charms work? Couldn't she have invented the
opposite of a horcrux herself? She could have cast the spell as she
was being AK'd. JKR has made clear that nothing like what happened to
Harry has ever happened before, which would be why LV wouldn't know
about it. Even if the idea was mentioned in a book somewhere, he'd
have seen the word "sacrifice" and immediately shut the book.
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