ESE Slughorn & Horcruxe Thoughts

[lebowjessica]

No: HPFGUIDX 139832

I have just  reread HBP as on my first run I was really disappointed 
and needed time to get away from it,  but enough said on that, I want 
to run my thoughts by all on where at what I think the Horcurxes are 
and why I think there is more than meets the eye to Pr. Slughorn this 
may be to long so I will briefly state some points and finish up in 
another post.

The 7 Horcruxes
1.	Diary – destroyed 
2.	Ring – destroyed
3.	Locket – either in 12 Grimmauld Place or sold by MF
4.	Cup – swallowed by Nagini and always close to LV
5.	The Mirror of  Erised- I think that this is the object that 
belonged to Ravenclaw, just from its description of its clawlike feet 
in PS/SS and IMO TR/LV made this a Horcrux unknown to DD as being a 
possible Ravenclaw object. JK has hinted to us the importance of 
mirrors, and in HBP refers to lesson learned in the first year PS/SS
6.	Harry's scar (I was against this theory in the beginning but 
after my reread I think that it is most probable and where the GG 
connection comes in, not because HP is the heir of GG but because of 
where he and his parents resided) IMO LV's curse rebounded from
Harry onto himself therefore he "murdered himself" accidentally 
transferring a part of his soul and some of his powers to Harry.
7.	LV himself.


I want to try to explain what now has convinced me that HP's scar
is a "accidental Horcrux. Let's look at the wording of the 
prophecy, "the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal." If this
theory is true than both HP & LV contain one 7th of LV's soul
"either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while 
the other survives" IMO it refers to the fact that as Harry gets 
older he will be "taken over" by LV's soul and it will eventually kill
him so he needs to force LV's soul out of his body to destroy him.

IMO this is the reason that makes HP so special and he is the only 
one who can kill LV, a big question is why did destroying the 
Slytherin Ring Horcrux almost kill such a powerful wizard like DD, 
but when HP destroyed the Diary he was hardly affected at all, it 
seems to me that both objects would be equally well protected by LV 
from being destroyed.  This can only mean that HP has powers much 
greater than DD.  I think that when Harry destroyed the diary he 
absorbed the piece of LV's soul that was contained within it,
making him posses 2/7 of LV's soul.  I think this was the reason 
behind Harry's strength in forcing the beads of light from LV's wand
in GOF, he is more powerful because not only of his power of "love"
and good choices but in the fact that he contains more of LV's soul.  
This certainly underlines the facts of the prophecy that Harry has 
been handed the power to defeat LV, and IMO by the time they meet in 
Book 7 Harry will have at least 4 parts to LV's soul and the tools to 
defeat him.

One last thought which I will continue sorry to be so long, I think 
that LV is aware of that DD knows about his Horcruxes and has 
destroyed at least one of them.  He needs someone on the inside to 
assure that Draco will go through with his plans to kill DD, to 
monitor that Snape is sharing all he knows, and lastly watch DD's 
condition and Horcruxe search.  Would you trust an accomplished 
Occlumens who can just as likely be in Dumbledore's service as
your own? I wouldn't and am sure LV doesnot either.There are more 
compelling reasons to believe this than just because "he's
the new guy" ( prior experience should make us suspect the new 
guys!).

Anyway I am finishing up my post on ESE Slughorn and will send it in 
tomorrow. Love to hear any thoughts. Jessie