Of Souls and Death

[William Bernard]

No: HPFGUIDX 148794

  -Pamela:
  It seems clear to me that Harry could not be a horcrux as he and 
  Voldemort are, despite a sharing of 'abilities' are not linked
  on a soul level.

  My reasoning: Dumbledore was checking his little silver instrument, 
  (OOP)after the incident of Harry being in Nagini's mind when the 
  snake attacked Mr Wheasly, and a doubled smoke snake appeared.  
  Dumbledore said:  "Naturally, naturally," "But in essence divided."  
  He then had a look of grim satisfaction on his face.

  It seems to me that although Harry shares some of Voldemort's powers
  and that he passed something along to Voldmort that they are two
  different entities.  Destroying one would not destroy the other as
  they do not share a soul.  Harry, therefor, could not have been made 
  a horcrux by Voldemort the night he 'died'.

  Bill:
  I'm new here myself, but I just want to comment that I've come to the opposite conclusion: I believe that Harry will find that he is the "something from Gryffindor" horcrux. My reasons? 

  1) We are told by Lupin in PoA that one can live without a soul, but only while the heart and brain still work. This implies that someone without a soul is in what might be called a 'vegatative state' and that all abilities, to walk, talk, do magic, etc. are a property of the soul.
  2) In CoS, when Harry has returned from the chamber and is speaking with DD, he is told that LV transferred some of his powers to Harry the night Harry's parents were killed. Harry responds that "Voldemort put something of himself in me?". This is not what DD had said necessarily, but DD does not correct Harry, but rather confirms it. He also points out that Harry had pulled Godric Gryffindor's sword out of the hat, and only a 'True Gryffindor' could do that.
  3) The scene in DD's office, in OotP, after Harry has seen the attack on Mr. Weasley, when DD uses the little silver instrument. My take on this is that this confirms for DD that a portion of LV's soul does indeed reside in Harry but that it has not fused with Harry's soul.

  4) DD tells Harry in HBP that it is indeed possible to make a horcrux of a living being, but is not advisable to do so.

  I know that this has serious implications for the end of the series, and wonder how JKR will resolve this. It seems that we are being set up for Harry sacrificing himself to save the world. This is not exactly the ' lived happily ever after' ending, but one consistent with a "hero'es journey" style of novel.

Bill.