[HPforGrownups] Why Harry Potter (or his scar) is NOT a Horcrux

[dracojadon at yahoo.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 171586

Bart:
> 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.

Jadon:
Harry wasn't important. Harry was a little niggle to be sorted out  
before the real work could begin.

I wonder if it actually matters how many horcruxes one plans to  
create - are five always good, because they're more than anyone's  
made before, or is the magic incomplete because a sixth was intended,  
or is it incomplete only in Voldemort's mind?
Incidentally, does the soul work like cake? i.e. 1st horcrux - 50% of  
soul, 2nd horcrux - 25% of soul, 3rd horcrux - 12.5% of soul, and so  
on. I ask (knowing it's not likely with JKR) because if it doesn't,  
what's to stop LV finding he's low on horcruxes and creating a couple  
more, this time with very specific anti-Harry spells? (I assume the  
soul - retaining links to all its scattered pieces - weakens as each  
dies, until it is in some way worthless, without needing to be finite  
in volume.)

Bart:
> 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.

Jadon:
Why not? One ancient magic, two ancient magics - ooh, shiny light  
effects! And look, nearly everyone's dead! That's why Hermione told  
me to always read the label, isn't it, Mummy? I didn't know mediaeval  
mould could change instructions like that!

Jadon