Is Harry a Horcrux?
A friend of mine at school brought this theory to my attention. Could Harry possibly be one of the seven horcruxes? I belive so. Think about it: Harry is a parseltongue, Harry can feel what Voldemort is feeling (dispelling Dumbledore's thought that the 7 souls are not connected), the prophecy's amibiguous wording, and Harry's scar.
But why would Voldemort make Harry a horcrux? Certainly if Harry posed such a threat to him as Voldemort believed, he would not give Harry this additional power. Therefore, the prophecy was not the reason Voldemort made him a horcrux. It is because of his heritage: Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor through his mother.
Think about it:
* We know very little about Harry's mother. She may be a muggleborn, but there had to be a witch/wizard in her family at some point. Gryffindors are notorious "Muggle lovers." Where did this notion begin? With Godric Gryffindor himself, perhaps?
*If Harry is in fact related to Godric Gryffindor then he is the "Relic" of Gryffindor's that Voldmort needed.
* If Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor through his mother then that expalains why Voldemort would have given her a chance to live. He would have killed Harry (which was probably what he wanted to do -- eliminate the threat told of in the prophecy) and make Lily the horcrux. However, as this plan backfired, Voldemort was forced to kill Lily instead of Harry, and thus he made Harry into the Horcrux.
Also note this:
* I believe there are other relatives of founders at Hogwarts. First remember Hepzibah Smith, the heir of Hufflepuff. Then ponder: whose character is made much more important in the HBP? Someone else with the last name of Smith, Zacharias Smith to be exact, indicating that he is also related to Helga Hufflepuff. Furthermore, he is in Hufflepuff house though he does not appear to hold many of their trademark qualities. Perhaps he is in that particular house because he is related to the founder, and for that reason only. He may know he is related to Hufflepuff, he may not know. I am partial to thinking he is oblivious to this fact, however. As we discovered in HBP, he is quite the show off and probably would have made this information know. Therefore, it is possible to be related to one of the heirs and not know it. Also a possibility, he will come across the cup, but I am drifting from my original purpose.
Furthermore, there is the emphasis on Harry's emarald eyes, which are like his mother's. Why is this so important? JKR reinterates this point constantly throughout the six books. There must be some reason for this. We know that Aunt Petunia does not have these emarald eyes. Perhaps it is the color of magic in the Evans family? I believe so since JKR uses eyes to show us a bit of the type of magic a person has. For instance, Sirius has grey eyes like his family, representing the pure-blood magic. Draco Malfoy also has these grey eyes. Is grey the color of pure-blood magic, or, more specifically, the Black family magic? I think so.
One of the most important indicators, however, is Harry's relationship with Nagini, Voldemort's snake. In HBP, JKR established that Nagini was a horcrux. Harry is not only able to get inside of Voldemort's head, but also Nagini's (when Nagini tries to kill Arthur Weasley). Why is Harry able to get inside of Nagini's head? Because she holds a piece of Voldemort's soul, just like Harry and Voldemort himself. Furthermore, Nagini could explain why Voldemort would think it would be safe to make Harry a horcrux. Voldemort has control over Nagini even though she is a living creature because she is a horcrux. If Nagini was a Horcurx before Voldemort made Harry a Horcrux, he would have known he had control over her and thought the same would apply to Harry. Obviously it does not, but there would have been certain advantages to making Harry a horcrux under Voldemort's predisposition. First of all, Harry would not be able to kill Voldemort if Voldemort had control over him. Even if Harry was able to kill Voldemort, Voldemort would not die, he would live in Harry. Voldemort is obsessed with becoming immortal and probably believes most other people are as well, they are just not willing to persue their goal as he has. Therefore, he thinks Harry would not willingly take his life even if he knew he was a horcrux, and thus Voldemort would be able to live on. What Voldemort did not count on was Harry's immense will power. Harry is able to resist the imperious curse, meaning he is not influenced by others in his head. This implies that Harry would even be able to resist Voldemort's soul telling him what to do, even though it is a part of him.
Ligistically, it appears that Harry would have to be a horcrux. When Harry was not killed by the killing curse, it backfired and killed Voldemort. True, Voldemort would not die because of those other pieces of his soul, but wouldn't that piece of his soul be destroyed when his body died? At the very least his body would stop carrying it and it would be transferred to an object. A piece of a soul cannot float around aimlessly, otherwise horcruxes would not be necessary. Thus, that piece of his soul had to be made into a horcrux when he died. Where did it go? Harry. Dumbledore would have realized this ligistical mistake, and I would go as far as to so that Dumbledore knows Harry is a horcrux. Dumbledore would have realized one of the 7 pieces of Voldie's soul was destroyed the night he went to kill Harry. He does not tell Harry this, and since there is no point in keeping the destruction of one of the 7 pieces of soul from him, we can safely assume that it exists. There is a purpose in not telling Harry he is a horcrux. Harry suffers from what many have described as a "nobility complex" meaning Harry would kill himself for the greater good. Knowing how hasty Harry can be, he would not wait for the opportune moment, but would do it straight away. That wouldn't help much if Harry is the one who must kill Voldemort, would it? This raises some questions about what piece of soul Voldemort is using currently, however. Who got it for him? How did he "awaken" it (only one piece of soul is Voldemort at a time so it would seem; otherwise we would have several Voldemorts walking around)? etcetera, etcetera. All questions to consider.
Thus concludes my crazy theory. Feel free to leave comments. :)
But why would Voldemort make Harry a horcrux? Certainly if Harry posed such a threat to him as Voldemort believed, he would not give Harry this additional power. Therefore, the prophecy was not the reason Voldemort made him a horcrux. It is because of his heritage: Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor through his mother.
Think about it:
* We know very little about Harry's mother. She may be a muggleborn, but there had to be a witch/wizard in her family at some point. Gryffindors are notorious "Muggle lovers." Where did this notion begin? With Godric Gryffindor himself, perhaps?
*If Harry is in fact related to Godric Gryffindor then he is the "Relic" of Gryffindor's that Voldmort needed.
* If Harry is related to Godric Gryffindor through his mother then that expalains why Voldemort would have given her a chance to live. He would have killed Harry (which was probably what he wanted to do -- eliminate the threat told of in the prophecy) and make Lily the horcrux. However, as this plan backfired, Voldemort was forced to kill Lily instead of Harry, and thus he made Harry into the Horcrux.
Also note this:
* I believe there are other relatives of founders at Hogwarts. First remember Hepzibah Smith, the heir of Hufflepuff. Then ponder: whose character is made much more important in the HBP? Someone else with the last name of Smith, Zacharias Smith to be exact, indicating that he is also related to Helga Hufflepuff. Furthermore, he is in Hufflepuff house though he does not appear to hold many of their trademark qualities. Perhaps he is in that particular house because he is related to the founder, and for that reason only. He may know he is related to Hufflepuff, he may not know. I am partial to thinking he is oblivious to this fact, however. As we discovered in HBP, he is quite the show off and probably would have made this information know. Therefore, it is possible to be related to one of the heirs and not know it. Also a possibility, he will come across the cup, but I am drifting from my original purpose.
Furthermore, there is the emphasis on Harry's emarald eyes, which are like his mother's. Why is this so important? JKR reinterates this point constantly throughout the six books. There must be some reason for this. We know that Aunt Petunia does not have these emarald eyes. Perhaps it is the color of magic in the Evans family? I believe so since JKR uses eyes to show us a bit of the type of magic a person has. For instance, Sirius has grey eyes like his family, representing the pure-blood magic. Draco Malfoy also has these grey eyes. Is grey the color of pure-blood magic, or, more specifically, the Black family magic? I think so.
One of the most important indicators, however, is Harry's relationship with Nagini, Voldemort's snake. In HBP, JKR established that Nagini was a horcrux. Harry is not only able to get inside of Voldemort's head, but also Nagini's (when Nagini tries to kill Arthur Weasley). Why is Harry able to get inside of Nagini's head? Because she holds a piece of Voldemort's soul, just like Harry and Voldemort himself. Furthermore, Nagini could explain why Voldemort would think it would be safe to make Harry a horcrux. Voldemort has control over Nagini even though she is a living creature because she is a horcrux. If Nagini was a Horcurx before Voldemort made Harry a Horcrux, he would have known he had control over her and thought the same would apply to Harry. Obviously it does not, but there would have been certain advantages to making Harry a horcrux under Voldemort's predisposition. First of all, Harry would not be able to kill Voldemort if Voldemort had control over him. Even if Harry was able to kill Voldemort, Voldemort would not die, he would live in Harry. Voldemort is obsessed with becoming immortal and probably believes most other people are as well, they are just not willing to persue their goal as he has. Therefore, he thinks Harry would not willingly take his life even if he knew he was a horcrux, and thus Voldemort would be able to live on. What Voldemort did not count on was Harry's immense will power. Harry is able to resist the imperious curse, meaning he is not influenced by others in his head. This implies that Harry would even be able to resist Voldemort's soul telling him what to do, even though it is a part of him.
Ligistically, it appears that Harry would have to be a horcrux. When Harry was not killed by the killing curse, it backfired and killed Voldemort. True, Voldemort would not die because of those other pieces of his soul, but wouldn't that piece of his soul be destroyed when his body died? At the very least his body would stop carrying it and it would be transferred to an object. A piece of a soul cannot float around aimlessly, otherwise horcruxes would not be necessary. Thus, that piece of his soul had to be made into a horcrux when he died. Where did it go? Harry. Dumbledore would have realized this ligistical mistake, and I would go as far as to so that Dumbledore knows Harry is a horcrux. Dumbledore would have realized one of the 7 pieces of Voldie's soul was destroyed the night he went to kill Harry. He does not tell Harry this, and since there is no point in keeping the destruction of one of the 7 pieces of soul from him, we can safely assume that it exists. There is a purpose in not telling Harry he is a horcrux. Harry suffers from what many have described as a "nobility complex" meaning Harry would kill himself for the greater good. Knowing how hasty Harry can be, he would not wait for the opportune moment, but would do it straight away. That wouldn't help much if Harry is the one who must kill Voldemort, would it? This raises some questions about what piece of soul Voldemort is using currently, however. Who got it for him? How did he "awaken" it (only one piece of soul is Voldemort at a time so it would seem; otherwise we would have several Voldemorts walking around)? etcetera, etcetera. All questions to consider.
Thus concludes my crazy theory. Feel free to leave comments. :)