Half-Blood Prince Discussion, Spoilers Options

[jordanriane]

Since Anna mentioned a new topic for discussion of the book, I figured I'd just create the new topic, that way people can talk about the book here, instead of in the other thread, that people can use who haven't finished/read the book yet.

and i also know who  RAB is.

Regulus Black, the brother of sirius black, who was murdered by the dark lord ages ago.

How were you able to figure that it was him?



The only real problem I had with this book, was the first chapter, with the Minister. I don't really see that it was too relevent, other then telling us that the muggle world saw these deaths are regular murders (aside from trying to figure out how someone died when they were alone and locked up) and whatnot.. But it was just really irrelevent, and ticked me off that it had really little meaning with the rest of the book.

Maybe it'll tie in for book 7, hopefully.

[sadolakced acid]

In order to create a horcrux, it seems as if it needs to be in a spell, not just by killing people, or trying to kill someone and failing and them being a horcrux.

He. never. killed. Harry. In order for a horcrux, a person needs to be killed.
Even so, unintentially making a horcrux is like Harry learning occlumency. ;d

It's been mentioned that Harry has some of Voldemort in him, not soul, but rather his power, his abilities.
Maybe there really IS no sixth horcrux.
When voldemort went to kill Harry, he would've needed a soul.
Obviously he had died.

I mean, how is voldemort able to be alive now without using a horcrux to obtain a soul? Or was the vapor a symbol of only Voldemort's soul surviving, which would insinuate that he's the 7th horcrux to be destroyed.

ok, so here's what happened:

the dark lord kills james and lily, and then went on to kill harry. the curse, however, backfired. You cannot stop or dodge a killing curse, but you probably have enough time for one spell. Thus, the dark lord transfered a segment of his soul to harry. it wasn't his intention when he went there- but he had to adapt to the circumstances.

having a horcrux presevers you life, and you're just a soul floating around. the soul in your body isn't dead. it can infest something else, like rats or snakes, or quirrel.