Harry a Horcrux? No.. Something different...

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 153311

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jazmyn Concolor <jazmyn at ...> wrote:

Jazmyn:
> I am wondering where people keep getting the idea that the simple act of 
> using a killing spell creates a horcrux.. I find this HIGHLY unlikely 
> that everyone who kills anyone is making horcruxes willy-nilly, right 
> and left, popping them out of their ears or whatever.   While the whole 
> idea of soul splitting by killing is all very fun for some, its not 
> likely that it just creates a random horcrux.  If.. and I say IF, 
> wizards killing splits the soul, then likely all the pieces stay 
> together normally and the person just has to deal with it, with nothing 
> more then whatever regrets they had caused by killing..  

Geoff:
I agree with this. Way back in post 139859, in a long discussion on 
whether Harry was or was not a Horcrux - and I have always argued 
strongly in favour of the latter - I wrote the following:

<quote>
We are told that a Horcrux is created, "by an act of evil – the
supreme act of evil. By committing murder. Killing rips the soul
apart. The wizard intent upon creating a Horcrux would use the damage
to his advantage: he would encase the torn portion-" [1]...

[1] HBP "Horcruxes" p.465 UK edition
</quote>

Please note that Slughorn does not say that horcruxes are randomly 
created. They are created by an ACT OF EVIL. They do not just 
"happen" - they are made by a specific act of will.