Horcrux and Lily Stepping Aside (was:Re: Nagini etymology + snakes' lifespan?)

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 146207

> >>Carol:
> If being a Horcrux does grant her something like the immortality of
> Tolkien's Elves (subject to death in battle but not to old age or
> disease), that might explain how Voldemort can possess her without
> destroying her life force (as he did Quirrell's and those of the   
> small creatures he possessed at other times). It would also be an 
> argument against deliberately creating a human Horcrux, especially 
> Harry. Why would he want to make his archnemesis or a potential    
> rival immortal? (I don't think a Horcrux can be created           
> accidentally, as it requires a spell.)
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
I don't usually get involved in this sort of discussion, but I just 
had a brain wave caused by the above comment of Carol's. (Yup, this 
is *her* fault <g>.)  What if Voldemort did the Horcrux creating 
spell just before he burst in on Lily and Harry?  IIRC, Dumbledore 
suspected that Voldemort wanted to create a Horcrux with Harry's 
death.  So Voldemort would have waited to cast the spell until after 
he'd killed James, but he'd have cast the spell just before he 
entered the room Harry and Lily were in because he wants the spell 
to remain a secret.  Wouldn't want the other Death Eaters to go all 
immortal on him.  (It's generally believed that someone else was 
there, right?)

That would explain why he wanted Lily to step aside (she wasn't a 
Horcrux worthy kill), and it would explain why a Horcrux was created 
with her death.  (One was created at that point, yes?  I mean, 
there's just a question of whether the spell went into Nagini or 
Harry, right?)

It wouldn't be as bangy as some of the other theories I've seen, and 
I may be overlooking some major issue -- but I just thought I'd 
share.

Betsy Hp (hoping she's not repeating a million other people <g>)