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

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 170344

  
> > Pippin:
<snip>
> > And where is the Secret Keeper's secret hidden? 
> > Why, in the *soul* of the Secret Keeper. What
> > if on the night he gave Harry that scar, Voldemort
> > transferred not only his powers but his secrets to Harry?
> > 
> 
> 
> Neri:
> I think this is a brilliant idea, but I see some difficulties with it.
> What is the secret that Voldemort had hidden in his own soul? The
> location of the DEs HQ? Why would that be such an important secret?

Pippin:
Because it's what keeps a zillion Aurors from showing up to
take ol' Voldie down -- and it's an 'official' mystery.

"Every Auror in the Ministry was -- and is -- trying to find him
and round up his followers, but we happen to be talking about
one of the most powerful wizards of all time, a wizard who has
eluded capture for almost three decades!" -HBP ch 1

"They won't find Snape till they find Voldemort, and seeing
as they've never managed to do that in all this time..." -HBP
ch 30

Sounds like Secret-Keeper at work, doesn't it? I've always
thought Azkaban would be Voldemort's ideal HQ -- but with
Secret Keeper, he actually could be there already! Perhaps
underground? 

Neri:
> Wouldn't it be more logical to hide the secret of the locations of the
> Horcruxes themselves? 

Pippin:
Why didn't Dumbledore use Fidelius to hide the Philosopher's
Stone? IMO, because the safety of the stone wasn't as important
to him as capturing the one who meant to steal it. He
preferred to booby-trap the prize in hopes to catch the thief.

Dumbledore uses similar logic to explain Voldemort's
protections for the horcrux in the cave: "He would want to
keep them alive long enough to find out [...] why they were
so intent on emptying the basin. Do not forget that Lord 
Voldemort believes that he alone knows about his Horcruxes."

Which brings up another reason not to use Fidelius -- it's
for secrets that need to be shared by a select group. There
are other ways to hide information that only needs to be known
by one person. 

Neri:
> If some secret is hidden in Voldemort's soul, then it must be the most
> important secret of all. What would be even more important than the
> location of the Horcruxes?

Pippin:
If there is more than one, there are probably three. I'd guess
the location of Voldemort's hideout and  the secret identity of the
real spy, but I'm stumped as to a third. Any guesses?

Pippin