Why Harry Potter (or his scar) is NOT a Horcrux
Bart Lidofsky
bartl at sprynet.com
Wed Jul 11 19:28:23 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 171580
Bart:
Repeating the subject: Why Harry Potter (or his scar) is NOT a horcrux.
The major theories of how Harry might have become a Horcrux was that Voldemort either was or was not planning to use Harry's death to create one, and the spell went wrong, thanks to Lily's incantation. I do not believe that Voldemort was planning to use Harry's death to create a Horcrux, nor do I believe one could have been created by accident.
A) Voldemort is depicted as being VERY fearful of death. It is highly out of character that he would have even started making his move towards conquest until AFTER he got the horcruxes all in place. Therefore, it is equally unlikely that he was PLANNING to turn Harry into a horcrux.
B) This leaves the possibility that Harry was made a horcrux by accident. Now, just because Lily used ancient magic doesn't mean that she made up the spell on the spot. Seeing that they were hiding from Voldemort, it is logical that Lily had the protection for Harry prepared. And I can't imagine a protection that would RESULT IN HARRY BEING TURNED INTO A HORCRUX.
Bart
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