Accidental Harrycrux : another question

[lunamk03]

No: HPFGUIDX 155314

> > Luna:
> > <snip> Now, how can a Horcrux have been accidentally created
> > if Voldemort didn't achieve the killing of the victim in the
> > first place, which, in theory, is the main requirement for the
> > creation of a Horcrux?
>
> zgirnius:
> While Voldemort did not achieve the killing of *Harry* he had just
> achieved two other killings, those of Harry's parents. So pieces
> of soul for encasement were available. Slughorn did not say the
> spell was for splitting the soul-that is an inevitable consequence
> of murder, as he explained. The spell is for encasing a soul bit
> into an object.

Luna:
We don't know for sure if your soul is split every time you kill
someone (as someone else said in this list, if that's the case,
Voldemort would be confetti by now, what with all those inferi,
etc...)
And, DD was clear, Voldemort was intending to create his horcrux
with Harry's death, not Lily's or James's deaths.
Slughorn said that you need to commit murder. Lily and James were
killed, in fact, Voldemort didn't want to kill Lily at first, but
Harry was supposed to be murdered.
Then, there is intent, so Voldemort must have already chosen an
object to encase his soul upon killing Harry.
Then a spell needs to be performed. I think it has to be done after
you commit murder, so you can catch and encase the piece of soul.

Well, now I am lost. I feel 50/50 about this Harry or Harry's scar
being a horcrux.

And BTW, have anyone given a thought to the word Horcrux?
Crux is the latin word for cross...
What are the implications of the word cross being part of this term?

Luna, now thinking she needs something for her headache...