[GraceCoolidge]

Well, here is my horcrux question. I remember many posters floating "Harry is a horcrux" theories before the release of the book. I was convinced that was impossible, shows what I know.

Now, here is what else is puzzling me. Harry is, albeit unwittingly, the seventh horcrux. In Hallows, there is some discussion (between Harry and Hermione, I think) about the risk of being too close to a horcrux for any length of time. Even wearing the locket turns out to be risky. And Hermione points out that the reason Ginny got into real trouble was that she opened herself emotionally to the horcrux that was Riddle's diary, a risk also spelled out in Chamber of Secrets. It is made very clear that there is real danger in becoming emotionally close to a horcrux. So, as Harry is the horcrux, how come for seven books, everyone from Dumbledore to Ginny gets so emotionally close to him with no ill effects?

[BibChr]

Because they didn’t wear him around their necks?

[crude77]

“Now, here is what else is puzzling me. Harry is, albeit unwittingly, the seventh horcrux. In Hallows, there is some discussion (between Harry and Hermione, I think) about the risk of being too close to a horcrux for any length of time. Even wearing the locket turns out to be risky. And Hermione points out that the reason Ginny got into real trouble was that she opened herself emotionally to the horcrux that was Riddle’s diary, a risk also spelled out in Chamber of Secrets. It is made very clear that there is real danger in becoming emotionally close to a horcrux. So, as Harry is the horcrux, how come for seven books, everyone from Dumbledore to Ginny gets so emotionally close to him with no ill effects?”

Ok, here is what I think. The horcrux that reside in Harry is not able to build up too much negative power because the scar on harry’s forehead acts like a pressure relief valve and bleeds it off.

[discostu]

I’m not really sure at where you get the idea of no ill effect. A lot of bad stuff happens to people close to Harry throughout the books, sure nobody gets possessed like Ginny did by the diary, but the list of dead, maimed, injured, and heartbroken is pretty long and fairly inclusive. And one has to wonder how much the possession of Ginny was the result of her being close to two horcruxes.