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

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 170354

> Debbie:
> Not wanting to quibble with such a well thought-out post, but I 
> think that the notion that Harry is not a Horcrux here may be one 
> of semantics.  As I read the text, a horcrux is simply a repository 
> of piece of soul -- as you say.  There's no reason to assume that 
> Harry's scar has not encased the soul piece; otherwise, why did it
> not escape?

Jen: I'd say it all comes back to the prophecy.  If Harry is marked 
as Voldemort's equal and 'either must die at the hand of the other' 
that means they should be equitable (except for the 'power the Dark 
Lord knows not').  As a Horcrux, Harry would be acting as an anchor 
for Voldemort and keeping him from being killed but Harry wouldn't be 
equal to him in this way.  Sure, Voldemort's given Harry 'powers, and 
a future, which have fitted [Harry] to escape him not once, but four 
times so far - ...' (OOTP, 'The Lost Prophecy', p. 742, UK ed.) and 
there's the blood protection, yet presumably Harry can be killed in 
any number of ways other than by Voldemort's hand if he is another 
Horcrux.  That would render 'either must die at the hand of the 
other' an untrue statement in my mind.

Which brings me to what some will think is a very odd 
conclusion....the possibility that Harry is *also* immortal right 
now, anchored to Voldemort's Horcruxes because he shares part of 
Voldemort's soul.  And what power does Harry have that the 'Dark Lord 
knows not'?  The power to love, to be willing to destroy the 
Horcruxes and sacrifice himself if it comes to that in order for 
Voldemort to be destroyed.  Voldemort *can't* do the same in order to 
destroy Harry because he's never known love.


Jen, appreciating any input on this idea since she's still trying to 
work out if it fits with the canon we have so far.