[spec] Horcrux's Opposite: or, love is more powerful than the Dark Lord's kind of magic

houyhnhnm102 celizwh at intergate.com
Sun May 27 17:26:31 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 169352

Kemper:

> The Horcrux selfishly benefits the Dark Wizard. The 
> Opposite Horcrux would need to selflessly benefit 
> another. This other person would have to be someone 
> the Light Wizard loves.

houyhnhnm:

And if a horcrux requires murder to create, then the 
Opposite Horcrux requires the opposite of murder--love,  
but more than just ordinary love, love that strengthens 
the soul of another.

I think that Harry is an Opposite Horcrux (and not the 
only one, either.  All those to whom Dumbledore has 
given a second chance have an Opposite Horcrux within).  
Just as Harry experienced the phoenix song as coming 
from within himself, he will be faced with a critical 
decision and he will experience Dumbledore within himself 
telling him the right thing to do.

I don't think the Opposite Horcrux will be an external 
artefact, but there could be some kind of external 
manifestation such as hearing the phoenix song again 
or actually seeing a phantasmal phoenix.





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