Stephanie Wrote:
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>
> Yeah, but Harry loves to be able to do magic.
> Rowling herself says that squibs live a miserable
> existence. I'd hate to see Harry in that
> position, even if he marrys Ginny! I think Harry
> is a normal wizard underneath the Voldemort coat
> of magic.



Yeah, but it is better than dead.


>
> lol, yes, he was lucky that he survived spoiling
> who the prince was...grrr! Though I had already
> suspected it was Snape although the age of the
> book was a question mark. Obviously, Snape had to
> use a used book.



Nice play on the name, as well as the age. She's really, really good at things like this.




> That's what I think...it's introducing the
> possibility that a living thing could be a
> horcrux. A bad one though considering that most
> beings are not immortal...



Sure, but how long does he expect to be gone?

McCoy was Spock's Horcrux, remember? That worked out great! LOL.




>
> >
> > That's why I suggested Godric's sword... the
> ONLY
> > remaining item of the Gryffindor line.
>
> Voldemort hasn't had access to the sword though.


That's why he wanted to teach at Hogwarts, I think.





> Dumbledore seemed very certain of that.
> Considering it was in his possession, he'd
> probably realize if it was a horcrux or not.


Precisely. And, I cannot imagine it still would have been able to make it through the sorting hat like it did when flown to Harry in the Chamber of Secrets.




>

>
> I'm sure the sword was what Voldemort wanted as
> well. He probably had something else planned
> entirely for the occasion. However, he didn't
> expect getting blasted by his own curse and if he
> did get the bit of torn soul planted in Harry,
> would he know it?


I can't imagine he wouldn't.



> > Based on the evidence, the money's on Harry.
>
> Yep, it makes alot of sense. The discomfort Harry
> suffers around Voldemort, the similarities between
> the two of them, both being parselmouths and so
> on. Harry is definitely Harry but there is no
> doubt that he is somehow spiritually connected to
> Voldemort--as shown in his lessons with Snape in
> the past.
>



Yup.




>
> Ha! Sounds great. I think it would be kind of
> fun to make a room that was Potter/Hogwarts
> inspired for my son but, unfortunately, he's more
> into the books and not collecting Potter stuff.
>




Only one room... hadn't thought of doing just that much.....




Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.