Harry as Horcrux/De-Horcruxing the Diary

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 164019

---  "Annemehr" <annemehr at ...> wrote:
>
> Annemehr:
> 
> ...huge snip...
> 
> I suppose I may as well outline the reasons I do think
> Harry('s scar) is a Horcrux, and why I agree that DD 
> did it:
> 
> (1)That Harry has a bit of LV's soul within him 
> somewhere is the only explanation we can infer from 
> existing canon for how Harry has LV's inherent powers 
> and a link to his thoughts and emotions.  Of course, 
> JKR *may* have a little surprise in store for us in DH,
> regarding some other reason for the link, but it would 
> feel like authorial cheating to me.  I'll just content 
> myself for now with what seems to be the best 
> explanation -- it's a soul-bit.
> 


bboyminn:

Let me give you the reason why I don't buy this particular
explanation.

When Dumbledore is explaining Horcruxes to Harry, he gives
Harry a warning, which I will greatly paraphrase. 

When he explains to Harry that Voldemort has transformed 
and diminished himself by removing bits of his soul, he
warns Harry that this has not diminished Voldemort's power
in any way. While Voldemort may have greatly diminished
his humanitry and conscience, removing those soul bits
has not diminished Voldemort's magical power.

This implies to me that power does not follow soul; that
they are separate entities. Based on that interpretation,
I concluded that Harry receiving Voldemort's powers
does not equal Harry receiving Voldemort's soul. Nor does
Harry having Voldemort's powers equal Harry having 
Voldemort soul (or at least a piece of it) 

If the power follows the soul then certainly Voldemort's 
powers would be diminished with each loss of soul, but 
Dumbledore makes it clear that's not what is happening and
that is enough evidence for me.

Once again, I will add that Dumbledore is the fount of all
knowledge and wisdom regarding Harry, his scar connection,
the transferred powers, and of Horcruxes in general. If
Dumbledore hasn't reach the conclusion, or at least 
considered the possibility, that Harry is a Horcrux, then
I don't see how we can. Again, that is based on available
information, we may learn more, and that 'more' may
contradict this conclusion, but until that informatoin
is available, I'm sticking with Harry the NOT Horcrux. 

Certainly, it is reasonable to conclude that there is
some big mystery around Harry having some of Voldemort's
power and having the scar connection. Further, Harry the
Horcrux is a great speculative explanation for what we 
see, but I think on deeper analysis, and given the 
currently available information, it is a speculation 
that is not established as sound. Yet, there is definitely
a mystery there.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn