Harry not a Horcrux

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 161026

Lana wrote:
> All this talk of Harry being a Horcrux is strange to me..  I thought
a Horcrux was created with intent??  Am I wrong in this thought.  Can
a Horcrux be created without the person knowing his soul is being
transferred?  I was under the impression that LV had to create it on
purpose.  I do not believe that LV intentionally would have made the
scar or Harry himself a horcrux.  He was never in possession of Harry
after the fact, so..  for all purposes in my eyes, it is not even
possible that Harry or any part of him is a Horcrux.  LV would not
have had the power to do it after the attack as he was powerless at
that time.
>   Does this make sense?

Carol responds:
I agree completely. I don't believe that it's possible to create an
accidental Horcrux because a spell is needed to encase the soul bit,
nor do I think that Voldemort brought an objct with him that he
intended to make into a Horcrux. Such evidence as we have indicates
that at least the first two Horcruxes were made months or even years
after the murders used to create them. Looking only at the ring, Tom
may have worn it when he killed his father, but we know from the later
interview with Slughorn that he didn't know how to create a Horcrux at
that time. And if his grandparents' murders were used for Horcruxes,
he certainly didn't have those objects with him when he killed them.

I suggest doing a site search using "Harry!Horcrux" as your search
term. It that yields too many posts, add the word "accidental" or the
phrase "Godric's Hollow" (no quotes needed; I'm just setting them off
as words and phrases in my own sentence).

You'll find that, popular as the Harry!Horcrux theory is at the
moment, not everyone on this list subscribes to it. You can also find
posts on whether or not Nagini is a Horcrux if you're interested.

Here's a link to one of my many posts on the topic:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/156960

Just follow the thread in either direction to find other people's view
on this popular topic.

Carol, hoping that JKR will debunk the Harry!Horcrux theories in the
Rumours section of her site in the very near future