Can you "encase" a soul in a scar?

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 148424

> Angie wrote
> Slughorn said that to create a horcrux, a person "would encase" 
the 
> torn portion of his soul into something outside of his body. 
<SNIP> 
> Can you physically "encase" a soul in scar?

On the whole I would have to say yes, that is it would be possible 
to encose a horcrux in a scar. I do not for a moment believe that 
Harry's scar is a horcrux, having always found this a rather 
ridiculous theory. Here's why:

(i) The spell LV cast was an AK, not a horcrux encasing spell. The 
AK creates the soul rent, but it does not, IMHO, create a horcrux.

(ii) From what little can be gathered of horcruxes (thinking 
particularly of the diary revenant) they appear to have some 
independent power. Harry's scar has never seemingly acted 
independently (and you can throw as much canon at me as you like, 
this view is firm).

(iii) Despite Dumbledore admitting flaws, if he suspected for a 
moment that Harry's scar was a horcrux he would either have told 
Harry or made some effort to neutralise it.

As to scars - scars can be quite large and enfolded, hence their 
other name of cicatrix. I have a rather good one on my wrist where I 
punched through a coat hook when a much younger man. It would be big 
enough to encase something. Paper in a diary is large enough and I 
conclude that Harry's scar could fit a horcrux.

For the reasons stated, inter alia, Harry's scar is not a horcrux.

Goddlefrood who wonders wheter the writer to whom he is responding 
is in any way related to Hyacinth Bucket.