Voldemort's Age

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 170203

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karen" <karen.l.evans at ...> wrote:
>
> Ali:
> > Therefore, in Harry's 2nd year, Voldemort was 65 years old (15 + 50). 
> > Harry is now entering his 7th year, so 5 years have passed, making 
> > Voldemort's current age approximately 70 years old. I thought that 
> > this was interesting because he is supposed to have 7 horcruxes, it 
> is 
> > the 7th book, and Harry was born in the 7th month of the year.
> > 
> Karen: Forgive me, I can't remember who, but someone stated in another 
> conversation that they thought Harry's scar might be a horcrux.  Well, 
> let me tell you what I found today in CoS.
> 
> "Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?" Harry said, thuderstruck.
> "It certainly seems so." (DD)

Geoff:
This has been mentioned previously, especially after the existence of 
Horcruxes was first revealed in HBP.

The relevant quote, more fully, is:
'"You can speak Parseltongue, Harry," said Dumbledore calmly, "because 
Lord Voldemort - who is the last remaining descendant of Salazar 
Slytherin - can speak Parseltongue. Unless I'm much mistaken, he 
transferred some of his own powers to you the night he gave you 
that scar. Not something he intended to do, I'm sure..."

"Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?" Harry said thunderstruck.

"It certainly seems so."'
(COS "Dobby's Reward" p.245 UK edition)

Two points arise from this.

First, let us remember that Dumbledore was not speaking about 
physical transfers but mental or intellectual transfers (for want of 
a better description). I assume that Harry picked this up on that 
level. I doubt whether this mind would have moved to consider a 
physical transfer at that moment.

Second, Dumbledore believes that Voldemort did not intend to 
effect this transfer. We have discussed in the past how Horcruxes 
might be made at some length and a number of members have 
reached the conclusion that Horcruxes just don't happen - or 
happen accidentally. They have to be set up and planned for 
which is a view to which I subscribe.

I wonder what interpretation you are putting on events; you haven't 
expanded on your remark above....