Harry as a Horcrux

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 145790

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Dan S <stormydog2000 at y...> 
wrote:
>
> > Antosha:
> > I'm ambivalent about the Harry-as-Horcrux theories.
> > It seems likely to me that Harry's vanquishing of 
> > Voldy will in fact center around an act of self-
> > sacrifice on his part, but the Horcrux theory... 
> > :shrugs: <snip>

stormydog2000:
> I think that after you murder someone, you then use
> the spell to make a horcrux... this did not happen
> with Harry, the murder failed! He (Harry) just had
> powers tranferred from LV to him.

Geoff:
(1) But surely the point is, if Voldemort had killed Harry, he would 
not be a Horcrux, he would have been the vehicle used to create one.

(2) I don't subscribe to the Harry-is-a-Horcrux theory. To save 
bandwidth, may I point you to message 139859 where I set out my 
reasons why?