Harry not a Horcrux, but Harry's scar IS (was:Re: Horcrux Discussion),

[Kathy]

No: HPFGUIDX 161015

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Beatrice23" <beatrice23 at ...> 
wrote: While I certainly agree that this may simply be a theory that 
doesn't pan out one of JKR's red herrings, I think that there is 
something to this argument.  (snip) But what kind of textual 
evidence could we find to support this idea?  

This is going to be rather long, sorry...

First - Questions/Observations: (Things that will help you figure 
out where I'm going)

1. In Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone foundations are set.

Dumbledore says: "
Scars can come in handy."

McGonagall can't believe that Dumbledore would leave Harry with the 
Dursleys – and she's right. Unless there's a perfectly good 
explanation as to why Harry could never be raised in the Wizarding 
World. Namely that they needed protection from Harry.

The Sorting Hat feels Slytherin would be a good house for Harry.

Why is it that Quirrell suffered so greatly when he tried to touch 
Harry?

Dumbledore gave Harry an explanation an 11 year old could 
understand. "
Not a scar, no visible sign... to have been loved so 
deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us 
some protection forever
"

2. In Chamber of Secrets we get two more pieces of information that 
are crucial.

Harry learns that he can speak Parseltongue, and Dumbledore explains 
that it's because Voldemort can speak it. Voldemort transferred some 
of his own powers to Harry the night he killed Harry's parents.

Harry destroys Riddle's Diary. Later we learn the book is a Horcrux. 
Keeping that point in mind, didn't Harry destroy the book rather 
easily? Think about the difficulties in the cave with the necklace?

3. In Prisoner of Azkaban Harry fends off not one, but a swarm of 
dementors.

Hermione says: "Harry, I can't believe it.... You conjured up a 
Patronus that drove away all those dementors! That's very, very 
advanced magic." In the movie this was put even stronger
"Only a
powerful wizard
"

Harry has gifts, we know that
but he's just not that powerful a 
wizard, as Dumbledore says when they enter the boat in the cave in 
HBP.

4. In Goblet of Fire Harry fights off Voldemort.

Going back to PS/SS, the wand that chose Harry was brother to 
Voldemort's. This ends up being Harry's saving grace. Again, though, 
we must ask the question how it is that wand chose Harry. Why this 
particular wand?

5. Order of the Phoenix shows us a very strong connection to 
Voldemort.

Through his connection to Voldemort, Harry saves Arthur Weasley's 
life.

Through this connection, Voldemort controls Harry by the fountain, 
yet loses that control when Harry begins thinking of those he loves 
that he'll soon see again.

6. Half-Blood Prince introduces Unbreakable Vows and Horcrux.

In Spinner's End Snape takes the Unbreakable Vow. Is this the first 
time he's taken such a vow?

Why does Dumbledore take Harry with him to the cave to get a 
Horcrux? 

Why does he say that Harry's blood is more valuable than his own?

Dumbledore says that Harry's magic will not register with the 
boat: "I do not think you will count, Harry: You are underage and 
unqualified. Voldemort would never have expected a sixteen-year-old 
to reach this place: I think it unlikely that your powers will 
register compared to mine."

Why does Dumbledore want Harry to wear the invisibility cloak?

Where does all this lead us?

Harry's scar is the Horcrux.

If Harry's scar is the Horcrux, then it is protected – as are all 
the Horcruxes.  Each has it's own form of protection, keeping it 
from being destroyed.

Therefore, if Harry's scar is the Horcrux, anyone who tries to kill 
Harry will end up being killed.

Dumbledore knew right from the beginning.  He had to.  Why leave 
Harry with the Dursleys – not for the boy's protection from the 
wizarding world, but to protect the wizarding world from Harry – and 
to keep Voldemort from learning of `the power he knows not'.  

If a witch or wizard tried to kill Harry for the Dark Lord, they 
would be killed.  Voldemort would learn of this and be able to take 
measures to remove the Horcrux from Harry and then kill the boy.  

This explains why Harry lives at the Dursleys, even though they were 
terrible to him.  It explains why Harry is able to speak 
Parseltongue, to scatter not just one dementor – which was done 
under his own power – but to scatter all those at the lake.  `Only a 
great wizard
"  Yes, we would like to believe that Harry is great 
enough to do this on his own, but
the Horcrux was actually giving 
him the extra power so that it would not be absorbed into the 
dementors.  Again, it was protecting itself.

Why did that particular wand chose Harry, because its brother had 
chosen Tom Riddle before.  This piece of Voldemort caused the wand 
to come to Harry, yet the red and gold sparks tell us that it was 
also Harry's wand.  The phoenix feathers were destined to work 
together again.

Harry saves Arthur Weasley's life because of this `connection' to 
Voldemort.  Voldemort begins to understand the connection
but won't 
completely understand it until he tries to kill Harry.  He then uses 
it to lure Harry to the Department of Mysteries, where Sirius makes 
some very bad choices and end up passing through the veil.

When Dumbledore takes Harry to the cave, is it just to help, or does 
he have other motives?  He won't let Harry use his blood to gain 
entrance – possibly because the cave might recognize a part of 
Voldemort?

Why does Harry have to wear the invisibility cloak at the Astronomy 
tower and why does Dumbledore freeze him?  Well, if Harry were not 
invisible, then someone would try to kill him – again, the Horcrux 
would protect itself and Voldemort then know the `power he knows 
not'.  Dumbledore was protecting others from Harry, and others from 
knowing the secret.

What this boils down to is that Voldemort will hit Harry with the 
Avada, only it will once again revert back to him.  Hopefully this 
means that Harry will be in the hospital wing again and not dead.  

Some supposition here:  

Lily's wand was good for Charms and James for Transfiguration.  
Voldemort probably brought a magical item with him to Godric's 
Hollow.  My belief is that Lily's Charm was coupled with a 
transfiguration spell that transformed that object into the scar on 
Harry's head.  The best place to hide something is right out in the 
open.  

I also believe that Lily knew her son would not be treated properly 
by the Dursley's and so she crafted one more spell, that upon her 
death all the love in her heart would continue to be with Harry, and 
this is why he has his mother's eyes.  Her love sparkles from them 
and kept him feeling that love all through the abuse he suffered, 
whether it be at the Dursleys or elsewhere.  A part of Lily is 
always with him.

There's my theory. It also shows us how incredibly brilliant JKR 
really is that all the clues have been left for us to connect. I'm 
sure there's more, or that it will be laid out a bit differently
but 
I think this is the gist of her secret. 

And remember, the last word in the last book will be SCAR. KathyO