Harry the Horcrux

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Submitted by Katane on January 9, 2006 - 1:10am.

Voldemort’s greatest fear is death.  We know this because Jo Rowling has told us that if Voldemort were to confront a boggart, it would change into his own lifeless corpse.  In order to prevent this from happening, Voldemort created seven horcruxes.  A horcrux is an object in which one places a piece of their soul.  This way even if the body dies, the person survives, as a tiny piece of their soul is remains inside their Horcrux.  In order to create a horcrux, one has to rend their soul asunder.  This can only be accomplished after the soul of the person in question has performed the darkest curse in all magic, Arvada Kedavra.  It is because Voldemort had created several Horcruxes, that he survived the night when his killing curse rebounded due to a force incomprehensible to the Dark Lord.

Towards the end of the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter series, The Order of the Phoenix we learn of a prophecy that states:

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches.  Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… [T]he dark lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies.

Now we know this prophecy refers to Harry Potter as he was born at the end of July to parents “who had thrice” survived Voldemort’s wrath. The lightning bolt scar on Harry Potter forehead is where the dark lord marked him as his equal.  I personally believe that the “power the Dark Lord knows not” refers to the love between parents and their children.  Voldemort’s mother died giving birth to him and his father was a muggle who abandoned her, where as Harry Potter parents gave their lives trying to save Harry Potter on that fateful night.  In essence the prophecy predicts that the only person who can possibly hope to vanquish The Dark Lord is Harry Potter.  Voldemort descried this prophecy thanks to the Death Eater, Severus Snape.  Fortunately, Snape was discovered eaves dropping and was promptly sent on his way, unable to hear the prophecy in its entirety.  Acting in great haste (likely driven by his fear of death) on what little information Snape presented him, Voldemort decides to hunt down Harry Potter and destroy him; before the time comes that “boy who lived” could become a formidable adversary.

No one really knows what happened the night Voldemort tried to kill the baby Potter.  What we do know is that Voldemort showed up at the Potter’s ancestral home after Peter Pettigrew (a childhood friend of James and Lilly Potter) betrayed its location to him. Voldemort enters the house where James Potter confronts him in order to allow Lilly time to save their child and flee.  Voldemort then kills James Potter and gives chase.  It is here where the mystery lies; Voldemort offers to let Lilly Potter leave as he is only after her son.  Lilly Potter refuses to stop shielding her son and so she too is killed, however her sacrifice gives Harry Potter some form of magical protection, so that when Voldemort tries to kill Harry Potter, the curse rebounds back onto him.  It is here that I believe that Voldemort having realised his mistake performs the magic required to make Harry Potter into his seventh and final Horcrux.

Hang on a minute I can hear you cry, “that’s a big assumption, where is the evidence to back this up?”  Stick with me and I will tell you.  In the last chapter of Chamber of Secrets where Harry Potter and the great Albus Dumbledore are discussing Harry Potter’s confrontation with the fearsome Basilisk and Harry Potter unique ability to talk to snakes, making him what is known in the wizarding world a parselmouth:

You can speak Parseltongue, Harry, said Dumbledore calmly, because Lord Voldemort- who is the last remaining ancestor of Salazar Slytherin- can speak Parseltongue.   Unless I am much mistaken, he transferred some of his own powers into you the night he gave you that scar.

This to me creates an interesting scenario.  Voldemort realized there was something protecting Harry from him, and so after a spurt of fiendish inspiration he rendered Harry Potter a horcrux.  The reason for this being, Harry would be forced to end his own life after finding and destroying the last of the remaining horcruxes to allow for someone else to finally obliterate the once immortal Dark Lord. The fact that Harry has always had the ability to feel when Voldemort is near, or had visions of when Voldemort has been particularly happy, or fiercely angry, is because of the tiny piece of Voldemort soul residing deep within him.

How does this play out in the upcoming seventh and last book? Well, Harry Potter will face Voldemort in an epic drawn out battle, in which the two of them will meet their doom.  Thus concluding the one of the greatest fantasy series of all time. What do you all think?

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This article is Copyright © 2006 Katane McLeoud.
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Submitted by jsump23 on July 11, 2006 - 2:54pm.

good assumption I think that you are right, but I dont want you to be right so I dont like your assumption winking

Submitted by Kai on July 25, 2006 - 6:45pm.

i dissagree, if Harry Potter had Voldemorts soul in him, why would Voldemort try and kill him after he regains a body. year 1, 2, 4, 5. i understand the first part, makin harry a horcruz at the last second so he doesnt die, but then coming back, and attempting to kill off a very important piece of his own soul???? just doesnt seem likely to me, specialyl since voldemort cares so much about himself.

Submitted by starluvr87 on July 26, 2006 - 6:52am.

Oh my gosh...That's an incredible idea! I kept trying to figure out a reason why JK Rowlings would kill Harry off, as many are guessing. That would make perfect sense, but considering Dumbledore thinks that the other Horcruxes are related to the Hogwart founders: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. If your assumption is true, then wouldn't Harry have to be somehow related to one of the founders (Gryffindor, for ex)? Already listed as Horcruxes: Nagini, Tom's diary ,(missing) locket, ring, and cup. SO that leaves: something for gryffindor and ravenclaw. I agree with Dumbledore, even if I am slightly leaning toward your assumption. It will be interesting to read when we do find out. Unless...maybe there were 7, and like you said, at the last minute transformed Harry into a 8th Horcrux...wouldn't that be unlucky though? I'll just have to wait and find out.

Submitted by loveisthestrongest on July 31, 2006 - 3:24am.

Yes it would be unlucky his greed will be his doom. I have thought of the theory that voldemort made harry a horcrux, but their are also so many factors that go against it. Like near the end of the OOTP voldemort tries to posses harry but is unable to due to harrys pure heart, so i find it very unlikely that a piece of his soul could reside there. Plus there has also been another theory i have been trying to figure out, we were always told that no one knew what happened the night voldmort lost his powers apart from a few fragmented details from harry but i am not one to fester in speculation and guess work Happy no one will be able to guess an accurate prediction of what will happen in book seven but i think it will be wonderfull and spectacular, thank god for J K Rowling hey.

Submitted by kitadoll on April 13, 2007 - 1:19am.

i doubt harry is the horcrux coz if it were so why wuld vldmrt take such pains to kill him?and if harry really was a horcrux then vldmrt wld use all his means to protect his horcrux,i.e harry

Submitted by rschinkel on June 14, 2007 - 2:10pm.

I believe that like Dumbledore removed the Horcrux from Marvolo's ring, the Horcrux can be removed from Harry. That's a possibility. Of course, I'm completely open-minded to the fact that Harry could die.

Submitted by rschinkel on June 14, 2007 - 2:14pm.

Harry is trying to kill Voldemort, so it's natural to want to get rid of the thing that's trying to kill him

Submitted by Mallory on July 11, 2007 - 10:43am.

What you're saying totally makes sense.

But I believe that if harry is a horcrux there is a possibility of destroying it without destroying harry. I mean isn't it a coincidence that Jk Rowling made soul sucking creatures, dementors?

If the bottom decisioon comes out to be that harry must die... i'll only accept it if it's for a good moral value. If everything turns out good for his choice. I'll be ok.

But I also think that harry ISNT a horcrux... Voldemort takes too much time trying to kill him. so if voldemort kills harry he might kill himself if harry is a horcrux... uhh it's all so confusing but i hope it turns out good.

Submitted by ct on July 18, 2007 - 9:08pm.

WHOA! I was sitting here reading HP&SS for the umpteenth time when it hit me! HARRY IS THE 7TH HORCRUX! I did an online search and found you. I think you are right. That would explain:
-sorting hat wanted to put Harry in Slytherin.
-Wand-feather-Harry-Voldemort connection
-parselmouth
-headaches when Voldemort is near
-Book 5 when Harry gets "visions" of what Voldemort is doing but says it's as though he is doing them.
-dementors try to suck Harry's soul more than once.

HOLY!!! I think that's it. That would make so much sense!!

Submitted by ct on July 18, 2007 - 9:20pm.

Just did another search. It turns out this theory has been floating around for a while, so if a bunch of us are coming to the same conclusions, I think it may be pretty good theorizing!

Submitted by harrypotterfan3 on July 20, 2007 - 6:24am.

it is very possible that harry could be a horux....it fits somehow...but I really hope your not right....

Submitted by griffy114 on January 7, 2008 - 5:21pm.

hey all... i know the book is out now, so we all know what happened... but the only thing about voldemort intentionally making a horcrux out of harry is that he wanted harry to die. he wouldnt make harry a horcrux, because if he were to kill harry, part of him would die too...

Submitted by lilyevans on March 1, 2009 - 6:37pm.

harry potter is the seventh horxcuex because this is what happens to harry.the reason why is because the night lily and james died lily as you know died to save her only son.When peter petigrew betrayed lily and james voldemort killed lily and james then when he tried to kill harry,lily (harry's mum) as you remember died to save harry with love so thats his protection.When voldemort lost most of his powers and when the curse backfired it made voldemort and harry as part of one.

Submitted by squeal on March 2, 2009 - 3:22am.

it wasnt that hard to figuer out

Submitted by Kahlan on August 4, 2009 - 12:03pm.

I don't think Voldy intentionally wanted to make Harry a horcrux.
In the books, it said he saved the important deaths for making the horcruxes. He did tear his soul while trying to kill Harry, (he also wanted him dead- if he was to be a horcrux, why try to kill him??confused but maybe didn't need to make the horcrux at that exact time. And Harry didn't REALLY become a horcrux, or at least not like the others, because that piece of soul only attached itself to Harry's body- the one thing in the Potters' house that wasn't destroyed (materially and live beings). This was why he could talk to snakes and see Voldemort's thoughts.
And it wasn't until after he attacked Harry did Voldemort realize he could place part of his soul in a living object- his snake.

Submitted by HorcruxHunter on September 13, 2009 - 8:22am.

When Voldemort gave harry that scar, some of voldemorts soul went into harry accidentally. Thus making harry a horcrux. Voldemort did not know he had created a horcrux out of harry when he tried to kill him. All of the other horcruxes however, were made on purpose (Nagini, the Necklace, the Diary, the Helena Ravenclaw cup, etc.).


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