[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry Potter is not a Horcrux

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 164550



> Jen again:
>   The biggest evidence I see against the scar as a Horcrux is that Lily's 
> protection is supposed to keep Voldemort from touching Harry so how 
> could his soul piece make it into Harry's forehead? 
>   akh chimes in:
>   I agree completely.  He is protected from Voldemort pre-AK, and I would expect 
a tainted sould piece would have no more luck against the charm than the 
rest of Voldy.

>   akh, who's hopelessly behind on reading posts, but just had to butt in - er - share 
an opinion anyway


   KJ writes:

      I just have to disagree and put my order in for crow.  I think 
that the whole story is about poor Harry, manipulated by people and 
events beyond his control, was struck in the head with a flying piece of 
Voldie's tattered soul.  It is not exactly a horcrux, Voldemort did not 
know anything about it and he can not feel it, just like his horcruxes. 
How the book ends will depend on Harry's choices about what to do about 
it, and what Snape's role is in the last book.

	Harry can be injured by flying objects like bludgers, so it is not out 
of the question that he was hit by something like a piece of soul.

	Harry had a dream that he was pursuing "something white" through the 
forest in PoA, which would indicate to me that Harry was sharing 
Voldemort's memories of killing the unicorn from PS/SS. This is more 
than just a sharing of power.

	We also see Trelawny's readings, where she confused Harry's birthday 
with that of Riddle.  How many of her other readings might apply to 
Voldemort instead of Harry?

	We also see more anger and hate build up in PoA, and to extremes in 
OotP.  Once Voldemort occludes against Harry, that anger and hatred 
comes under control.

	 So, we have thoughts, dreams, memories, legilimency and blocking of 
Voldemort from Harry.  We have confusion about his house and confusion 
about his birthday.  We see a comparison between his memories, and 
Voldemort's memories.  We see Harry oddly affected by Dementers, which 
just happen to suck out souls, and perhaps the memories Harry is hearing 
are not his, but those of Voldemort.

	Dumbledore told Harry that his ability to love protected him from 
becoming like Voldemort, and the lure of dark magic.  That is what stops 
the soul piece from taking control. Harry can feel it occasionally, as 
when he was jealous over Ginny, but he does not recognize it.

	Dumbledore is teaching Harry all about soul pieces and what they do, 
not how to destroy them, or fight Voldemort, because he knows that won't 
work.  Harry has to find another way. This is obviously much more than a 
transfer of powers, or a broken piece of teapot caused by the explosion.

KJ