User talk:Red Baron64

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TheRingess 03:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

"Harry Potter is a Horcrux" Speculation
First of all - thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. However - your contribution to the Horcrux page though was pure speculation - and has been removed. I wanted to explain why...


 * It has been spectulated that Harry Potter himself, is (or contains within himself) the final Horcrux. That would explain the prophecy, as it stated one cannot live in the death of the other (Exact Quote lost.) That may also explain his miraclulous survival of the Avada Kadavra curse, his ability to defy, reflect, and defend himself from various spells cast by Voldemort (among others,) and his striking "similarities" with Tom Riddle (Voldemort.)

Now - the actual quote was this:


 * The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...

Now the Wikipedia is intended to be a fairly authoritative source for information, and not a clearinghouse for fan speculation. So your first sentence is automatically a non-keeper. If you start of a sentence with "It has been speculated", then it most likely does not belong. There is possible allowance for something like "Most Wiki-editors agree..." if it has been thoroghly discussed and agreed to in the "Talk" section. The "Harry Potter is a Horcrux" theory has been discussed at length and has been universally rejected.

The next sentence about the prophesy is simply incorrect - you misquoted the prophesy to the extent that you got it all wrong - your version is the total opposite of the truth of the matter, so your own logic falls on it's own lack of merit. If you are going to quote something, and then draw conclusions, at the very least check your facts first.

Your third sentence is also all wrong: Dumbledore explains to Harry how he survived the Avada Kedavra - His mother placed a sort of powerful love-protection charm on him as she sacrificed her life for him. His escapes from attacks by Voldemort were, on careful reading, a combination of luck, help from others, and amazing skill. And Dumbledore also explained clearly to Harry that some of Voldemorts skills were transferred to Harry when Voldemort attacked him and was thwarted by the charm - it had nothing to do with the creation of a Horcrux.

Again - thanks for contributing - please feel free to "regroup" and continue to contribute from your knowledge to the Wikipedia. Just please - know what you are talking about. Peace. -- T-dot 16:29, 28 January 2006 (UTC)