Did Dumbledore divide his soul in HP and Half-Blood Prince?

[whizbang]

No: HPFGUIDX 157912

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:

> Tonks:
>  DD would not do anything to damage his soul. 

Whizbang:
{CoS, Ch 9}
 "Just because a wizard doesn't use Dark Magic doesn't mean he can't,
Miss Pennyfeather," snapped Professor Binns.  "I repeat, if the likes
of Dumbledore -"

We're just not sure what Dumbledore might or might not do.

> Tonks: 
> Now I know you are going to argue that DD allowed Snape to kill him 
> and in fact asked Snape to kill him, and didn't this split Snape's 
> soul?  

Whizbang: We have no idea what Dumbledore asked or allowed Snape to do
in the moment Snape killed him.  

>Tonks:

> I think that JKR is very inventive and does not tend to use the same 
> thing over and over.  She introduces it, uses it and moves on to 
> another idea and a new invention. 

Whizbang:
Excellent premise.  If only the books didn't contradict it.  ;) 
Personally, I'm keeping an eye out for omnioculars.