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

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 191175

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rtbthw_mom" <thedossetts at ...> wrote:

Pat: 
> My understanding of the horcruxes is that there are only a few things that can separate the soul from the horcrux container, those things listed in the book (don't have it with me right now or I would quote.) But I also felt (maybe I'm wrong, this was my interpretation) that the act of making the horcrux made the object indestructible by anything *but* one of those things - in other words, a fire would not be able to destroy Tom's diary, even as throwing it down the toilet was unable to do any damage to it. Therefore, the Hufflepuff cup wouldn't be able to be remade into 20 rings - it must stay as the Hufflepuff cup unless the horcrux in it is destroyed, which also will destroy the cup itself. 
 
> I don't know if we have enough information to say whether or not the Avada Kedavra curse will break a horcrux - but I would speculate that it does not, since Harry was not killed by it, only went into Limbo Land with Voldy. 

Geoff:
As has already been said, I think, it would seem that the Avada Kevadra used 
by Voldemort in the Forest did not destroy the Horcrux, namely Harry, but did 
destroy the contents, namely Voldemort's soul fragment.