Scar Horcrux - again!

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 157089

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai" 
<amiabledorsai at ...> wrote:
> What if he was (mostly) right?  That is, what if Riddle really did 
set
> out to make 6 Horcruxes, with Nagini getting the final slice, but
> Harry (or his scar) was accidentally made into a seventh, 
unbeknownst
> to Tommy-boy or Dumbledore?

Brothergib now:
I still think that LV's snakelike appearance on the back of Quirrel's 
head indicates that Nagini was a Horcrux before Godric's Hollow. LV 
doesn't look at all snakelike in the chapter 'Lord Voldemort's 
request' in HBP, even though the evidence suggests that he has 
already made 3 or 4 Horcruxes. So why is he snakelike on Quirrel?

Amiable Dorsai again: 
> Splitting his soul into exactly seven pieces seems to have been very
> important to Riddle--after all, if Dumbledore's speculation is
> correct, he not only stooped to using a Muggle's  murder to create 
the
> necessary tear, but he put his final serving of soul into Nagini,
> which Dumbledore thought was dangerous move.
> 
> So, the "most powerfully magical number", seven, must have been
> important to Riddle, he must have seen some benefit that outweighed
> the ignominy of using a random Muggle for the murder, and the "very
> risky business" of entrusting "a part of (his) soul to something 
that
> can think and move for itself".

Brothergib again:
DD states that the reason he thinks that Nagini is a Horcrux is 
because LV has an unnatural control over the snake. However, LV seems 
to have considerable control over Nagini before LV even kills Frank 
Bryce. Interestingly, we know this because of Harry's dream at the 
beginning of GOF. But is DD aware of this piece of information? Also, 
would LV use a piece of soul split when he is a considerably weakened 
state to make a Horcrux!

Amiable Dorsai again:
> But if Harry is also a Horcrux, Riddle has split his soul into eight
> pieces, not seven; 

Brothergib again:
As you yourself pointed out, LV definitely attempted to AK Harry. If 
LV was attempting to use Harry's death to create a Horcrux, then he 
never actually got the chance. It seems obvious to me that some form 
of spell needs to be used to create a Horcrux - otherwise you would 
have the following scenario; all the murderers of the world on 
finally meeting their maker would find that all the split parts of 
their soul would leap into the nearest objects and create Horcruxes!!

I'm afraid I remain more convinced that LV has 1 less than seven 
rather than 1 more!