Voldemort's Age

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 170230


> > Karen: 
> > "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). 
> 
> 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.


JW:
DD surmised that LV did plan on creating the 6th horcrux for the 
deaths of the Potters.  If DD was correct, than LV was well-prepared -
 the appropriate potions were brewed and incantations spoken.  The 
stage was set.  LV's soul was splintered once again, but unique 
circumstances left it with no place to go.

As a result, I am a little more friendly to the possibility of 
Horcrux!Harry than Geoff appears to be.  After sifting through dozens 
of posts on this topic, I consider the concept to be plausible but 
not convincing; hence, possible but unlikely.  I would be surprised 
but not thunderstruck if it came to pass.