Harry Horcrux redux :)

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No: HPFGUIDX 155020

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> Heeee, it seems like we did not talk about Harry horcrux 
recently :)

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> > Alla
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When I first read HBP I have to admit I was not a great fan of the 
whole Horcrux plot line (not least hating the word itself) and I 
thought Nagini was a red herring. However although I haven't warmed 
to HRXs I have become excited by the potential convolutions they 
might offer.  First off I now believe Nagini *is* a HRX (does anyone 
else feel sorry for her, innocent reptile that she is?) because in 
this way DD and ultimately JKR can plant the idea that a living 
thing can be a suitable vessel. A small leap then to the thought 
that a person, especially a vulnerable babe in arms would do very 
nicely thank you.

Consider Voldy's knowledge of the prophecy, as far as we have been 
led to believe his report consists of:

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches
. born 
to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies
"

He doesn't know about the "equal" bit or the "power he knows not" 
bit, this, therefore, is the extent of his information.

Now consider how your average power obsessed evil overlord *might* 
respond to this.

Firstly the prophecy doesn't state that "the one" *will* vanquish 
him, only that he will have the power to do so. Voldy could simply 
choose to destroy that power but then again mightn't he want to 
control it?

How then to gain the power but negate the risk? There is a perfect 
catch 22 solution, if "the one" becomes a HRX for Voldy. To kill 
Voldy "the one" would first have to kill himself (to destroy the 
HRX) and then, of course "the one" couldn't kill Voldy being dead 
himself and all. Similarly "the one" can never kill Voldy whilst the 
HRX is inside him. The only hope then would be mutual and 
simultaneous annihilation something Voldy would never contemplate. 
Plus if making a living being into a HRX gives you more than average 
control over the vessel (as implied by DD's analysis of Nagini) then 
Voldy would have control over a living weapon of great power. Too 
good to resist?

All this leads to the conclusion that Voldy's intention might well 
have been to create HRX!Harry. Still it all went awry did it not? 
It's possible that Harry has been infected by the 
failed/rebounded/incomplete spell cast at GH, perhaps, as some 
suggest, his scar contains the power of that event.

The fun doesn't stop there though. There are two boys who fit the 
prophecy profile, how sweet it would be surely to use the death of 
one to create the HRX other? But which is which? Harry to be sure 
has an interesting link with Voldy but Neville's memory is 
notoriously bad, a sign perhaps of early meddling. Did Voldy go to 
Godric's Hollow to kill Harry whilst sending his loyal Bella to 
abduct Neville? Could Voldy still be intending to complete the job? 

There's enough in that to write several twisty turny plot lines 
don't you think. Surely there can't be more?

How about Draco. Born in June to be sure but children come early 
sometimes. 

A previous thread referenced Heracles, who was Zeus' son and his 
preferred candidate to inherit the Mycenae kingdom, Hera's preferred 
candidate was Eurystheus. Zeus proclaimed the next born descendant 
of Perseus (the mortal who saved Andromoda btw) should get the 
kingdom shortly before his son Heracles was born, Hera thwarted his 
ambitions by having her candidate born prematurely.

Could Draco be a reverse of this? Could Voldy have engineered a 
marriage between Narcissa and Malfoy Snr in order to produce the 
prophecy boy, could someone have helped Narcissa to have the baby 
early to avoid that fate?

I have no idea. I believe that JK has hinted that a living being can 
be a HRX precisely so we, but more importantly Harry, will either 
come to the conclusion or be deliberately misled to believe that 
someone Harry/Neville even Draco might be a HRX. Then again I used 
to think that Harry was possessed by a part of Salazar Slytherin so 
what do I know?

Regards
Jo

PS To make a HRX you require a vessel, Dragon's Blood to seal in the 
soul fragment(one of the 12 uses thereof) and a cooperative/coerced 
Dementor to first remove said fragment.