[HPforGrownups] Re: That diary.....

[J]

No: HPFGUIDX 161816

> doug rogers :
> Riddle might then have realized what he had done - created a horcrux 
> - and then sought out information from Slughorn on creating others. (?)

Carol responds:
That makes sense to me, especially since the original purpose of the
diary was clearly to release the Basilisk. Maybe a soul bit was
attached to the memory(ies) because Myrtle's death counts as a murder?
Not a perfect explanation, but I don't see why he asked Slughorn about
Horcruxes if he was certain he had already created one. 
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Jeremiah:

I don't know. I think that from my own reading of the text, that the Horcrux is deliberately created. I think this because a portion of the soul is extracted into another "object" and if you can just kill things and "woops I made a Horcrux" then where is Snape's from Dumbledore's murder?

Also, I since I feel that a Horcrux is deliberately created, then this rules out 2 things for me... 1) Harry is an "accidental Horcrux" (but I could be wrong... I'm wrong a lot). And 2) the Basilisk/Myrtle scenario was a deliberate murder if the Diary was created at that time. However, the Diary was not designed specifically to release the Basilisk but was created to do any number of things.

This also raises a question. If Myrtle's death was what created the Horcrux then that means the "Horcrx-maker" does not have to kill anyone to make the horcrux and must fracture their soul by other means/murders. Who would Tom Riddle have murdered before Myrtle to fracture his soul? This, we do not know. I only know that he used to frighten other children and terrorize them.

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