[HPforGrownups] The Look Of Triumph

[Katherine Coble]

No: HPFGUIDX 159488


On Oct 11, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Magpie wrote:

> Katherine Coble:
> > Suppose that Harry was a horcrux, created that night at Godric's
> > Hollow. But then further suppose that by <i>using Harry's blood for
> > his resurrection</I> in the graveyard at Little Hangleton, Voldemort
> > unknowingly invalidated Harry's position as Horcrux. In other
> > words, Voldemort <I>already took back</I> that part of his soul.
>
> Magpie:
> But wouldn't Dumbledore have to have then told Harry that in HBP  
> when he's
> telling him about Horcruxes?
>
> As much as I know Albus likes to withold information as long as  
> possible,
> and this time probably wound up dying before he got to reveal many  
> things
> (as the old man with the beard tends to do in these stories!) I  
> don't think
> he'd pretend to consider other Horcruxes if his look of triumph was  
> over the
> Harrycrux's destruction.

> .
>
> 
I think he probably just didn't want to burden Harry with that  
knowledge at the time.  He didn't think he was going to die, and  
probably thought he'd have other chances to break the hard facts to  
him.   Dumbledore's been nothing but stingy with Harry regarding  
harsher realities.





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