[HPforGrownups] Neither Harry nor his Scar is a Horcrux (Was Re: Voldemort's Age)

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 170330

> Bart:
> As far as how many horcruxes Morty has left, well, the ring and  
> diary are destroyed. There is the locket, which may or may not have  
> destroyed. And, let's not forget, there's whatever horcrux that  
> contained the piece of his soul now residing in his body. That's 2  
> destroyed, one maybe destroyed, and one used up. That leaves three  
> more. Assuming that JKR can count, which is NOT a good assumption...

Random832
It assumes that Dumbledore was correct. There's no reason seven  
_splits_ (and thus by implication eight pieces incl. what's left in  
his body) doesn't carry the magical significance of 'seven' rather  
than seven total pieces. (This came up fairly recently, see "Six  
Horcruxes - is Dumbledore right?"
--Random832

(quote from earlier thread for convenience)
> Miles:
> In my opinion this dialogue is at least not clear. I really have  
> problems to
> believe Tom and Slughorn speak about six Horcruxes without  
> mentioning the
> word "six" once.