Harry Horcrux Question: PHILIP

[nirupama76]

No: HPFGUIDX 176093

Donna wrote:
> > Please help me understand something. To make a horcrux, a
> > murder has to be committed and a spell cast to put the torn
> > piece of soul into an object intended to be a horcrux. When
> > was the spell cast to make Harry a horcrux?

Bart wrote:
<big SNIP>
> What I am getting at is that there is no differential term
> in the Wizarding vocabulary for a piece of a soul that broke
> off and attached on its own. So, the only term we had for
> what happened to Harry was "horcrux." But what happened
> (interpreting the spirit formerly known as Dumbledore) was
> that, when Morty tried the first AK against Harry (you know,
> one definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and
> over again expecting different results, but we KNOW Morty is
> insane) his soul was already in such a sorry state that the
> rip that would normally appear in his soul was sufficient to
> split off a piece without having to cast any spells. With no
> prepared container, the soul piece attached to the most suitable
> container: Harry.
<SNIP>

Niru now:

That's exactly right and I think it raises another interesting
question. This soul bit of Voldemort's that was ripped apart,
where would it have gone if Harry hadn't been there? It appears
from Dumbledore's statement that the soul bit would only have
been able to attach itself to a living being. Seems like some
greater height of dark magic that not even dear old Voldy was
aware of.