The Nature & Destruction of Horcruxes ( was:... the Forest scene )

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 191172



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
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> The problem is, we need some working definition of "Destroyed". What if someone had poisoned Nagini? Would that have sufficiently rendered the snake useless as a Horcrux, keep in mind that dead inanimate objects can be Horcruxes. 
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Steve continues that thought:

I've had some further idea about the nature and destruction of Horcruxes, and from my previous post, you can see that this extends from my thoughts on Harry as a Living Horcrux. 

What if Nagini were poisoned, well Nagine would be, more or less sort of, destroyed, but not destroyed by anything specifically known to destroy Horcruxes. 

I contend that if Nagine were simply killed, the 'spirit' would not separate from he form. Remember inanimate objects can be Horcruxes. When Nagini's corpse rotted to the bone, the 'spirit' would still be bound to it. When the bones turned to dust, the 'spirit' would still be bound to the dust. 

The Hufflepuff Cup could be reforged and turned into 20 rings, and those rings individually and collectively would still be bound to the bit of Voldemorts sould. Simple forging and normal fire to not have the power to break the bond between object and soul. 

Riddle's Diary could be thrown into a fire and burnt to ash, and the 'soul' would still be bound to that ash. 

Fiend Fire could break the bond, but who would be foolish and foolhardy enough to used Fiend Fire in a common forge or to burn a book? 

So, simply killing Harry, or as some would say - destroying him, would not break the bond. Only very unique and specific spells and magical objects truly have the power to break the bond. 

What if Voldemort has simply conjure up a spear and stabbed Harry in the chest? Harry would be dead/destroyed but he would still very much be bound to the 'soul' and a working Horcrux. 

We can only speculate that Avada Kadavra is a sufficient spell to break a Horcrux bond. I would seem so from the flow of the story, but JKR never flat out confirms it. And, really, who would think of using a killing curse against an inanimate object. 

I suspect in the long history of wizard, very very very few have ever thought to bond a soul fragment to another living thing. That's just too unpredictable. 

So, simply Harry's death, or if your prefer destruction, is not sufficient to break that Horcrux bond. But perhaps the Avada Kadavra is enough? 

I speculate that Avada Kadavra is enough to break the bond, and if it were used on the Hufflepuff Cup or the Riddle Diary, there is a chance that simply casting that spell on an inanimate object would break the Horcrux bond between them. 

But then ... I speculate.

Steve/bboyminn