<p>Ah! That's right! He wanted to kill Harry and use that death to help create a Horcrux but that didn't mean that he killed another such that he could make Harry into a Horcrux... or something like that.</p>
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<p>He also hasn't felt any struggle within him about good/evil.</p>
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<p>He had plenty of evil feelings in Book 5; they just felt foreign to him. He was experiencing Voldemort's feelings, wanting to bite DD, etc.</p>
<p>I'm not saying Harry's a Horcrux, but I do think his experiences make it possible.</p>
<p>Oh yeah he had that gift to look into his feelings and thoughts or whatever...</p>
<p>Ok I am not dismissing the Harry-Horcrux thing just yet. </p>
<p>Remember Dumbledore saying essentially that Voldemort <em>made</em> Harry Potter his enemy when they discussed the prophecy? Do you think this, in addition to the reasons DD stated, could mean that Harry Potter was made the way he was because he has Voldemort's soul within? Because Harry is a Horcrux? </p>
<p>He also "has the ability to love" which is interesting if he really were a Horcrux. It would be like two souls of POLAR OPPOSITES living in the same body. </p>
<p>However, would it be safe to assume that it's ridiculous for Voldemort, then, to even consider attacking Harry? It would be like attacking one's own soul if he were indeed a Horcrux.</p>
<p>Regarding the reason DD trusted Snape: I also do not believe this whole confessing revealing the information about the prophecy and then feeling guilty stuff. However, I noticed that whenever Harry questioned DD about Snape's loyalty, Phineas Nigellus always had a comment. Perhaps he knows something of the "ironclad reason"? Or perhaps DD's portrait will have the answer?</p>
<p>On another note, I fully believe Snape is good. JKR would not spend five books setting up the trust between him and DD and then destroy it. DD knew what he was doing.</p>
<p>Okay, so what about Harry's eyes? His eyes were supposed to be just like his mothers, and this, (according to one website, Mugglenet.com, I think), is supposed to be very important somewhere down the line. Suppose Harry's eyes, (the one place that Voldemort could "see" her love for Harry, in addition to her behaviors), instead of the scar is the last Horcrux. Any thoughts on this theory? </p>
<p>And another thing, I really, really hate to think that Snape has gone totally to the other side, and his killing of DD was a part of DD's plan to keep Harry searching for the Horcrux(es). </p>
<p>I didn't cry at DD's death, I think I was just speechless, because I could not believe that he would not be there for Harry until the end. I want to hold onto it was all a scheme that will straighten itself out in Book 7, and he is not really dead.</p>
<p>did anyone else notice that Dumbledore kept making arrogant comments about how clever he was, how great and smart, etc? This seemed out of character and I was expecting it to somehow be explained in the end.</p>
<p>the book showed the inherent weakness of Death Eaters...the reason Dumbledore's death wasn't so grandiose was to bring out this fact...that they couldn't have killed him while he was well...and if he hadn't drank the potion he probably wouldn'tve died....they struck him while he was down...they didn't put up a fight...they basically use cheap shots to take you down....overall...this book has highly depressed me...i read order of the pheonix again and started readin goblet again, but i can't read Half blood anymore</p>
<p>and don't think it's the end of Dumbledore...has everyone forgotten that...his portrait hangs in his office now...ready to give guidance to those in need</p>
<p>and Harry's not a horcrux....i'm taking a stab at Voldemort's wand or something like that..or that a tiny piece of his soul is embedded within the Dark Marks</p>
<p>in response to legendofmax's post concerning voldemort attacking himself if harry was a horcrux. Voldemort has many horcruxes, if he loses one to ensure his survival, i think part of his soul is a decent price to pay to eliminate "the chosen one"</p>
<p>"and don't think it's the end of Dumbledore...has everyone forgotten that...his portrait hangs in his office now...ready to give guidance to those in need"</p>
<p>Oh thank you. That gave me some hope. :) This series has been wonderful, and I am someone's Mama, lol. My kid cheated and read the first page of Chapter 30. I was so disappointed that he could not control himself. He's still reading, but I wanted him to read it in the order that it was given.</p>
<p>Ok, somewhere somebody was asking what Dumbledore was referring to / re-living when he drank the potion, well here's my theory:</p>
<p>Dumbledore was there when Voldermort killed Harry's parents and was trying to stop him. Obviously, since they seem to requard each other with the respect you grant to equals he decided (or realized) that magic was no use, so he pleaded with them because he felt reponsible (or something along those lines.)</p>
<p>This would explain why Dumbledore was able get Harry to the Dursleys so quickly and why he seemed to be more concerned about Harry than most of the others. Personally, I believe that Snape was somehow involved in this (but I have nothing to support that claim)</p>
<p>fireflyscout: Maybe someone already answered your question - I didn't feel like looking through this entire thread. Anyway, James coming out of Voldemort's wand before Lily was actually an error that J.K. Rowling corrected in a later version.</p>
<p>Ron and Lavender, Ginny and Harry, Hermione and that guy? Have they learned nothing? Some things also felt off - I mean, Harry basically cheated to win that first Quidditch game, it was very low.</p>
<p>Errr... did you miss something? Harry never put Felix Felicis into Ron's drink. He only pretended to. There was a whole conversation about that afterwards, where Harry revealed the vile of Felix Felicis, still full and sealed with wax.</p>
<p>Also, I think the point is that they're teenagers, and strange situations like that can arise due to raging hormones and jealousy...</p>
<p>this is random...but did anyone notice that in Order, Hagrid put a piece of dragon steak up to his swollen facial wounds and the blood that dripped was green...and when Slughorn smeared his wall with dragon blood to throw Dumbledore and Harry off in Chapter 4 the blood was red...:)</p>
<p>eh, mayb its all from diff dragons.</p>
<p>lindsaylu - Dumbledore has always been quietly full of himself. Remember in the 1st book, when he was talking to Harry in the hospital wing, commenting on his brilliant technique of hiding the sourcerer's stone?</p>
<p>Someone mentioned earlier how Snape was interesting because of his intellectual interest in magic. I definitely agree. With the exception of Hermione (and Harry during the DA days) none of the current students seem to really care about the origins of magic. And Snape was particularly fascinating because he was creating spells as a student. HBP really changed Snape from a bitter and slightly vindictive character to someone really complex. </p>
<p>As for Snape killing Dumbledore, we have to learn more in the 7th book. We just have to. Even if the scene is to be taken at face value, and Snape is truly evil and was purely acting for Voldemort, there's more explanation needed. (Did anyone feel that the chapter headings were a dead giveaway as to who was going to die? Just glancing at the table of contents, I could tell who it would be, what with headings like "The Phoenix Lament" and "The White Tomb.") I just hope that Dumbledore's death is Obi-wan-esque, and that he'll somehow be more powerful in death than he was in life.</p>
<p>The Horcrux thing is interesting. If Harry does turn out to be a Horcrux, I'd really like to read JK's explanation.</p>
<p>Geez HBP feels like it ended on a major cliffhanger, even though the ending scene is supposed to be peaceful (Harry, Hermione, and Ron enjoying one last sunny day). Two more years... I wish I'd resisted the temptation of HP until all 7 books were released.</p>
<p>I really don't see how Harry could be a Horcrux. Voldemort had intended to kill Harry, which means he wouldn't have been a Horcrux in the first place. Also, I was under the impression that you had to deliberately make a Horcrux, it couldn't just be an accident. Oh well.</p>
<p>As for Snape. I am hoping and praying that he is really good. I cried when he betrayed Dumbledore. However, I think it's possible that Dumbledore told Snape to kill him. That potion Dumbledore drank, what if it really was fatal? What if Dumbledore knew it was when he drank it? If he did, and he was going to die anyway, he may have wanted Snape to kill him in order to save both his and Draco's lives. Also, I think the words Dumbledore says in the cave have a possibility of actually being Snape's words. What if Dumbledore was telling Snape to kill him there?</p>
<p>yeah i am pretty sure snape is going to end up being good. i hope :(</p>
<p>and i hope they open hogwarts next year. :(:(</p>
<p>oyeh and did they mention what happened to dumbledores hand?</p>
<p>I finished the book this weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading! I loved the book. I like how it's "less traditional" in form versus the previous books. JK said Books 6 and 7 would be like one big book, so Half-Blood Prince is like Part I. </p>
<p>I am, however, VERY angry at some DUMB MEAN people on my livejournal friend's list. Days before saying, "omg.. lyk Snape killed Dumbledor! and Snape is like the half-blood prince!!one!!" I wanted to kill that person. But I didn't take them very seriously. As I was reading the book, I prayed and prayed it would not be true. I even thought it wasn't. On Mugglenet there was a quote describing the alleged Half-Blood Prince, but that turned out to be that Rufus Scrimgeur Minister guy, so that threw me off. But when I reached the inevitable parts of the book, I knew that the spoilers were true. </p>
<p>But nevertheless, spoilers or not, the book is amazing, well-written. I would have thought Rowling would have strayed away from the "expected" couples like Ginny/Harry and Ron/Hermione, although I am happy with those couple combinations. I am so happy for Tonks/Lupin!!</p>
<p>I was so sad Dumbledore died. I'm sure he will definitely talk from his portrait, that will be interesting to read about. But like Rowling said, it is necessary that those close/guardians of Harry have to leave so Harry can be left to fend for himself in the final battle. Sirius and Dumbledore were my favorites but I can bet we haven't seen the last of them yet!</p>
<p>I was reading the last chapters of Order of Phoenix yesterday and I laughed at the part when Ginny was telling Ron that Cho's new boyfriend was Michael Corner. Ron said I thought you were going out with him Ginny. Then he said, why don't you pick someone better and he cast Harry "an oddly furtive look." haha</p>
<p>I am so addicted to these books! I can't imagine how I'll feel after the 7th book. I'm excited for the 7th book because it will definitely be even more nontraditional, with Harry specifically saying in the 6th book that even if Hogwarts re-opens, he won't come back. Rowling said she will also include a kind of epilogue chapter to say what happens to each of the main characters.</p>
<p>In her interview, she said one of the Order of Phoenix members, who we know of, but probably never really paid much attention to, would play a bigger role in the 7th book... hmmm</p>
<p>R.A.B.</p>
<p>any ideas</p>
<p>Everyone seems to say Regulus Black, but that seems too obvious!</p>
<p>Frankly, I am angry there is an RAB, I would have wanted Dumbledore to get the real Horcrux! But alas, not everything turns out the way we want.</p>
<p>Somehow, I think Dumbledore expected his death and he definitely wasn't afraid. Him telling Harry to follow his orders, and stay safe, even if he is not safe. Him telling Voldemort in the last book that there are a lot more much worse things that death, and telling Voldemort that failing to understand that is his greatest weakness. In Book 1, he said death was nothing but the next great adventure. </p>
<p>By the way, did you know the guy who works at the Hog's Head is Aberforth Dumbledore?</p>