Was Harry the eighth Horcrux?

Voldemort only intended 7 soul pieces including his own soul piece, meaning 6 horcruxes then Voldy himself. Harry was the unintended 8th horcrux, due to his souls being so unstable by being split more than once.

What were the 8 horcruxes in Harry Potter?

Was Harry the 7th Horcrux?

Lord Voldemort created six horcruxes, with Harry Potter being the seventh, but why didn't he know that his biggest enemy was also a horcrux? On his quest to reach immortality, Lord Voldemort created horcruxes, but he didn't know he accidentally created a seventh: Harry Potter.

Why are there no 8 horcruxes?

Because he didn't know his soul had split, he did it once again to make his sixth Horcrux. So with six pieces of his soul in Horcruxes, one piece inside his body, and one piece inside Harry's scar, that's eight pieces of soul, but six Horcruxes. You were the seventh Horcrux, Harry, the Horcrux he never meant to make.

Was Harry meant to be a Horcrux?

While he did not fit the definition of a Horcrux, as he was not created intentionally using the Horcrux-making spell for the purpose of obtaining immortality, Harry Potter essentially became a Horcrux. After Voldemort's curse rebounded on him, a piece of his mangled soul split off and latched onto Harry.

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Are there 7 or 8 Horcruxes?

Yeah. There were 8 horcruxes. 7 were made by Voldemort intentionally ( Nagini, goblet, diary, locket, ring, diadem and the part of his soul in Voldemort himself) and 1 was made accidentally which was Harry.

How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

Is Quirrell a Horcrux?

Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.

What was the 7th Horcrux?

Nagini. The seventh Horcrux created, and the fifth revealed, Nagini was used as something of an afterthought. Voldemort needed a sixth Horcrux to complete what he thought was the mystical number of soul pieces (seven), and Nagini was handy at the time when he was murdering Bertha Jorkins.

What was the last Horcrux?

Nagini is the last horcrux that Voldemort created and the last one to be destroyed. During the final battle of Hogwarts, Neville pulls the sword of Godric Gryffindor from the Sorting Hat and beheads Nagini, destroying the last horcrux.

Are there 6 or 7 Horcruxes?

So there were, indeed, only 6 Horcruxes, 1 not-Horcux-soul-fragment (Harry), and 8 pieces.

How did Harry know Nagini was a Horcrux?

Harry did not know that he was one, and no one knew that Nagini was one. Dumbledore only revealed the truth about Harry and Nagini after Harry's "death", when they talked in the spirit realm. So at the time of the conversation, they only knew of one more Horcrux, the fifth one, the diadem.

Did Hermione know Harry was a Horcrux?

People have taken this, together with this scene where Harry says "I think I've known for a while, and I think you have too," to mean that Hermione realised that Harry was a horcrux (okay, not a horcrux but let's call him that for simplicity's sake).

What was Tom Riddle's first Horcrux?

June 13, 1942: Tom Riddle murders Myrtle Warren (a.k.a. Moaning Myrtle) in the first-floor girls' bathroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sending a piece of his soul into his diary. It becomes his first Horcrux.

Why was Snape a Half-Blood Prince?

Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince"). This is rare for a Death Eater, as remarked in the last book, though Voldemort himself also had a Muggle father.

What if Voldemort knew Harry was a Horcrux?

If Voldemort knew Harry was a horcrux he probably would've either convinced Harry to become a Death Eater or torture him into insanity, *Longbottom style*, so he wouldn't kill off a piece of his soul, but could keep Harry to a point where he wasn't a liability to his immortality.

Why did Voldemort choose Harry?

However, Voldemort chose Harry as his target, who was, like himself, a half-blood, rather than the pure-blooded boy named Neville. Voldemort chose Harry as he believed Harry was the most danger to him and he saw himself in Harry before even seeing him.

What are the 8 Horcruxes and who destroyed them?

Why does basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

Basilisk venom is a method for destroying Horcruxes because once it takes effect, it renders the object irreparable, and the only chance for possibly repairing it is immediately putting phoenix tears on it.

Were any Death Eaters not Slytherin?

Peter Pettigrew, (a.k.a Wormtail), is the only Death Eater known to have been in a House other than Slytherin (Gryffindor) while at Hogwarts.

Why can Voldemort touch Harry?

In the graveyard in the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort was able to freely touch Harry without harm once he possessed Harry's blood (which contained Lily's sacrificial protection).

How did Voldemort get in Quirrel?

Voldemort was able to attach himself to Quirrell when he failed to wash his hands after using a public lavatory.

Why couldn't Voldemort use the Elder Wand?

Voldemort did not win The Elder Wand from its rightful owner (Dumbledore) - he got it from his grave. Draco Malfoy was supposed to be its rightful owner, as he had disarmed Dumbledore holding it (but did not claim it). But Draco was defeated by Harry, so the wand chose Harry and was reluctant to serve Voldemort.

Why did Voldemort's curse rebound?

So Lily sacrificed her own life for Harry, creating a charm that protected him. Voldemort's curse was unable to block this charm--which acted like a Shield Charm, only stronger--and it therefore rebounded.

How did Harry resurrect without the stone?

"In the scene at the train station where Harry's talking to Dumbledore, he had a choice of getting on the train and going to the afterlife, or staying in the station and "reviving," making Voldemort's soul shard take his place on the train to whatever lies beyond.