Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince point of discussion (Spoilers)

[Roudi]

I will toss this out for discussion purposes only. This is entirely speculative.

Harry will discover he is the final horcrux.

It makes sense, in a way. Until Voldemort's resurrection, he and Harry have shared a very odd sort of link encompassing both a pain-based rangefinder and a weird sort of clairvoyance. If part of Voldemort's soul was in Harry, that would certainly help explain it.

The thing is, Voldemort probably didn't mean to make Harry a horcrux. It likely was an unforseen consequence of something that happened the fateful night he tried to kill Harry and slaughtered the senior Potters. The ressurection ritual has thus defeated part of the link between Harry and Voldemort, but probably hasn't un-horcruxed Harry.

Meaning that Harry will probably have to take his own life to finally finish Voldemort.

Just a thought.

 

[Vocenoctum]

I will toss this out for discussion purposes only. This is entirely speculative.

Harry will discover he is the final horcrux.

That theory has been mentioned before, but I doubt it myself. The snake is the Last Horcrux, though one is missing in the middle somewhere.

Of more interest to me, is that the plan of Voldemort's doesn't seem to require 6 horcruxes, but rather it requires him to split his soul into 7 parts. Even with two destroyed, he's not splitting his soul futher. I think it's a Ravenclaw object myself, but we'll see.

 

[frankthedm]

I will toss this out for discussion purposes only. This is entirely speculative.

Harry will discover he is the final horcrux.

I Love that idea.

Meaning that Harry will probably have to take his own life to finally finish Voldemort.

Just a thought.

I like the way you think. I would applaud Rowling if she did that. Parents groups would KILL her for all the RL suicides that would follow though.

I have really been questioning the quality of the potter books as they have gotten darker. i LIKE dark, but Rowling seems a touch out of her element IMHO. She nailed school life on the head, but some stuff just seems off.

BTW I LOVE the little stab rowling took at Harry / Draco "slash"

 

[John Crichton]

I will toss this out for discussion purposes only. This is entirely speculative.

Harry will discover he is the final horcrux.

Well, someone had to say it. This theory has popped up in every HP conversation/thread/MB that I've ever been on. It's one of the popular theories and some people really like it. I am not one of them. It's not bad but it doesn't fit with the path of the hero that Rowling seems to be going for. Harry having to turn his wand on himself to defeat Voldy is nice and dark (I like dark) but it really doesn't seem to fit thematically.

It makes sense, in a way. Until Voldemort's resurrection, he and Harry have shared a very odd sort of link encompassing both a pain-based rangefinder and a weird sort of clairvoyance. If part of Voldemort's soul was in Harry, that would certainly help explain it.

The thing is, Voldemort probably didn't mean to make Harry a horcrux. It likely was an unforseen consequence of something that happened the fateful night he tried to kill Harry and slaughtered the senior Potters. The ressurection ritual has thus defeated part of the link between Harry and Voldemort, but probably hasn't un-horcruxed Harry.

The one and only hole I can see in this is that (according to the book) a horcrux cannot accidentally be created. It is a completely evil act and requires a deliberate act of cruelty and malice to
be done. Accidentally putting some of his soul into someone that he planned on killing may make a little sense in a world of magic but I don't see it. Just doesn't fit. Harry being saved by the power of his mother's love works for me. The Oldest Magic. It saved him twice (once by proxy) but now that defense is gone. The rest is up to Harry, his friends and the Order.

 

[Bront]

In a thread talking about a book, mentioning the writer is not the most skilled and that people might be reading (funny pun!!) too much into the book because of that is irrelevant and trolling?? I don't see it as either Joshua, I just don't see it.

For what it's worth, I read it as on topic, though a bit abrupt.

 

[Khuxan]

I agree with Crothian, that Rowling is not that crash-hot an author (I think I mixed metaphors, but oh well). I'm suprised no one has brought up http://www.dumbledoreisnotdead.com/ yet. For the record, I don't know if AD is dead or not, but I would be seriously upset if he remains alive. It would be such a hackneyed, appeal-to-the-fans deus ex macchina...

Whoever talked about him being a grossly-negligent principal is also right.

 

[Bront]

While I like the Harry is a horcrux idea, I seriously doubt it. Not only for the potential legal issues if kids start killing themselves, but because it would be a bit too anti-cimactic for the books to end on Harry's death. Besides, he has to kill Voldemort after he destroys the Horcruxes, and he can't do that if he kills himself to destroy the last one.

 

[frankthedm]

Besides, he has to kill Voldemort after he destroys the Horcruxes, and he can't do that if he kills himself to destroy the last one.

But if Moldybutt tries to slay someone close to Harry and Mr potter takes a bullet to save them, then it all works out.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

If Harry dies that will be unsuitable, IMO, for the kids that make up the main audience of the books. If he kills himself then I'd say she is way out of line. I expect a more happy ending and would be a bit put off if it's a downer like Harry dying.

This isn't a Stephen King novel!

 

[David Howery]

since this is a kid's series of novels, I think it's safe to say that Harry, Hermione, and Ron will survive and Voldemort will die... Ginny will probably be threatened and in mortal peril, but be rescued. Harry will end up as an Auror or a Hogwart's teacher... my guess is the DADA teacher...