Tom Riddle and the Diary!Horcrux

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 161449

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, puduhepa98 at ... wrote:
<snip>  A soul is inherently immortal and 
> it is  inherently one.   Admittedly, we have not seen any changes 
in LV after  
> the Diary soul was released or after the ring soul was released, 
but that may 
> be  simply our POV or that the changes are not that dramatic.  
However,  
> eventually LV will become more and more like Tom Riddle and less 
like a  snake.  
> Also, if Harry is carrying a piece of LV's soul in his scar, all  
that would 
> have to happen is for the scar to be split open and the soul piece  
will return 
> to LV on its own.
>  
> Nikkalmati
>  

Charles:
This brings up some interesting questions. If LV cannot feel the 
difference in his soul when a horcrux is destroyed, then is it really 
possible that a soul piece has returned to him? If that's the case 
would he have been able to feel when he had extracted a piece of his 
soul to create a horcrux? I can't quite buy that theory, especially 
because DD speaks of the soul pieces themselves as being destroyed 
(IIRC).

As to Moldybutt becoming more human with each horcrux destroyed, I 
like the idea, but for a different reason. As each soul piece is sent 
beyond the veil, it weakens that protection of immortality that LV 
has been seeking. I'm intrigued with the notion of him becoming more 
and more Tom Riddle as the horcruxes are destroyed. If that is the 
case, what version of Tom Riddle are we to expect. Would it be Pre-
Horcrux!Tom-a battle of adolescents? Mature!Tom, about like when he 
came to DD for a job (although more human in appearance)? Or might it 
be Old!Tom- a nasty piece of work in his seventies or eighties? I 
personally like the idea of a young Tom fighting Harry in the final 
battle. Two teenagers duking it out for the future of the WW? 
Priceless!

Charles, who wants to see the ultimate schoolyard spat- Harry 
James "Chosen One" Potter vs. Tom Marvolo "He-Who-Must-Usually-Be-
Hyphenated" Riddle at the foot of the astronomy tower!