DH rant

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 172830

Neri:
> And what about an explanation for "in
> > essence divided"? 

 
Lisa:
>Dumbledore was working out for himself that Harry was a Horcrux, and  
> that, though Voldemort's soul 
> resided in Harry, they were "in essence, divided," meaning they could 
> be killed separately.  Since I stubbornly 
> clung to my Harry-is-not-a-Horcrux theory, though, I didn't "get it" 
> until the very end.


JW:
Around the fourth or fifth time I read the book, I thought I realized 
what it meant.  However, I interpreted "in essence divided" to mean 
that a soul-piece existed in Harry, but that it was NOT a horcrux.  I 
just assumed that some magical ritual had to take place in order to 
properly esconce the soul-piece in the designated container.  LV 
clearly did not so designate baby Harry, and to me the concept of an 
accidental horcrux seems quite contradictory - and it still seems so 
(to me).

After all, with all the soul-pieces flying around during the blood 
bath, you might think (or I might think) there would be a virtual game 
of musical chairs, errr... soul-pieces.  If someone had just said the 
magic word, there could have been dozens of accidental horcruxes made 
at the Battle of Hogwarts.