Accidental Harrycrux with a Bloodsucking Snake (long)

[laurawkids]

No: HPFGUIDX 155248


> Carol, wondering if the trickle of blood indicates that Dumbledore
> died from the potion rather than from Snape's supposed AK
>

Laura w(ith)kids:
I have been wondering if it is his blood at all.  He seemed pretty 
interested in Slughorn's blood-spattered walls and what Slughorn had 
used to achieve that <lovely> effect early on in HBP. Why would DD be 
interested in that?  Would he soon have need?

My 11yo daughter and I have a theory:  Maybe DD is using a silly 
Muggle idea like a bullet-proof vest made of 7 layers of dragon hide 
provided by Charlie Weasley.  DD was inspired by the statues in the 
MoM - physical barrier.  They flew when they were AK'd.  This could 
explain his blasting off the tower.  Snape can still cast an AK.  No 
convoluted spell casting theories needed. 

It would still hurt and put DD out of commission for a bit.  Charlie, 
who could have played for England, hangs out in his invisibility 
cloak, catches DD on the fly(suspending him in the air as he catches 
him) then brings him down at a good speed to look right.  He could 
even do that with a wand from a window given fast enough reflexes.  

DD recovers and has a tiny last chat, takes some sleeping draught, 
maybe improved by that inventive potions master to work for only a 
specific amount of time, and Charlie breaks a few bones - so easy to 
mend, just hard to grow back - "lays him out pretty", adds that 
little trickle of dragon blood, and there you have it.  The locket 
could have fallen unnoticed, or DD sees it is wrong, but has no time 
for anything else, and makes sure it is out of his pocket.  Later, 
Fawkes has 6 broken bones to heal, plus all the damage from the nasty 
green basin punch.  

Call us crazy.  It's fun.

I am also wondering if the following moment is a clue to a Harry!
horcrux, because if you read it with that in mind, you can see how 
the horcrux has been thinking all night about not wanting attention 
drawn to itself:

US pb GoF, p. 228 "Early next morning, Harry woke with a plan fully 
formed in his mind, as though his sleeping brain had been working on 
it all night. ...Dear Sirius, I reckon I just imagined my scar 
hurting... Don't worry about me, my head feels completely normal.  
Harry."

If I were a horcrux!scar on the front of some popular kid who is 
trying to kill the other me I would not want undue attention.  

In fact, since this is my first post, I don't really want too much 
attention! ; )  I am enjoying all of your posts and can remember a 
time when my daughter's first reports of "These mean Dursley people 
are locking their adopted son, who is actually a wizard, in a closet 
under the stairs.  He really hates them a lot!" made me put off 
reading any of the books until OotP came out, and then I read them 
all in a few weeks.  And here I am now, a hopeless addict.

Laura with kids - and 2 out of 4 of them adopted.