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message 1: by Trinity (new)

Trinity If Harry died would Voldemort have died also since a part of his soul was in Harry?


Farheen Not unless all the other Horcruxes were destroyed.


Sorrel Yeah, only a part of Voldemort would have but the other bits of his soul would be safe in their horcruxes if they hadn't been destroyed. Plus-
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS??*
didn't you read that Harry did die and so Voldemort was able to be killed.


message 4: by Kristen (last edited Aug 26, 2013 11:29PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Kristen He would have been able to be killed only once the rest of the horcruxes were also destroyed. He still would have had to be taken care of though. He wouldn't just die automatically.
But without Harry, who knows if anyone would have realized there were others. Or for that matter, who knows if Voldemort would have been able to come back at all(since he took Harry's blood to do it).

My question is, would harry have been able to die so easily?
If he was a horcrux, and the rule for horcruxes was that they had to be destroyed by some specific means like basilisk venom or cursed fire, would he have been able to drown or suffocate or die from falling or any other normal way? Or even from the killing curse, for that matter?


Sorrel Maybe it was different because he was human? When he was killed the horcrux part of him just went with him?


Kristen And the snake was still just a snake, but they had to use the sword to kill it.


message 7: by Ruby (last edited Nov 29, 2014 05:17PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Ruby Kristen wrote: "He would have been able to be killed only once the rest of the horcruxes were also destroyed. He still would have had to be taken care of though. He wouldn't just die automatically.
But without Ha..."


Hermione says, in the 7th one, that if she were to kill Ron, his soul wouldn't be damaged at all.

Horcruxes' homes must be damaged beyond all repair for them to be destroyed. Also, the death of an inhabitant does not kill a horcrux unless it is killed by something that damages it beyond all repair.
Thus, Harry's horcrux would have remained undamaged if he died. If Harry had suffocated or drowned, it would be Voldemort kept alive, not Harry. The horcrux is not Harry's- it is Voldemort's, and the horcrux and Harry are two separate things.

I guess the piece of soul kept inside of you does not keep you from dying because everyone in the series who died was not saved by their unsplit souls.


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