Sorry for butting in, but does this (snip quotes) mean that one splits ones soul and creates a horcrux quasi accidentally everytime one kills?
I think Voldy was the only one to accidentally make a Horcrux in the course of the series, since he blew away the shell protecting the newly-torn soul bit. I *speculate* that at some point in the WW's history, someone did make an accidental Horcrux, which is how they found out it could be done at all. Most people don't agree with my speculation.
I don't think that every killing splits one's soul. Killing in self-defense, or in defense of others, or in the natural course of war, is not, in my opinion, the same as murder, which tears the soul. A lot of people did think that Harry and the other kids especially, but to a lesser extent all of the Good Guys, should not kill if they could possibly avoid it. Some thought Harry especially should not kill at all. The message it sends to kids, all of that, was much of the reason. Harry being pure of soul was another.
Literally, you wouldn't be responsible for the actions of a DE who got out of your bodybind. He understands that he got off light, and chooses to go back into the fray. He may be contemptuous of you for having used a mild spell against him, or he may not think of it at all. Morally, I think, only you can answer that question. If it was me, I would feel terrible and be kicking myself.
The book does make the distinction that the Aurors under Barty Crouch Sr. were questionable in using the Unforgivables in the heat of VoldWarI. Moody is held up as being above the rest because he didn't kill unless he had to. The same books show, then ignore, Harry using, or trying to use, Unforgivables from about Order of the Phoenix on. It seemed like a double standard to me: Support Harry and use Unforgivables with impunity (sp?); Support Voldy and use Unforgivables and be cast into outer darkness... er, Azkaban. Same act, same circumstances, different outcome.
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Date: 2007-07-29 02:33 pm (UTC)I think Voldy was the only one to accidentally make a Horcrux in the course of the series, since he blew away the shell protecting the newly-torn soul bit. I *speculate* that at some point in the WW's history, someone did make an accidental Horcrux, which is how they found out it could be done at all. Most people don't agree with my speculation.
I don't think that every killing splits one's soul. Killing in self-defense, or in defense of others, or in the natural course of war, is not, in my opinion, the same as murder, which tears the soul. A lot of people did think that Harry and the other kids especially, but to a lesser extent all of the Good Guys, should not kill if they could possibly avoid it. Some thought Harry especially should not kill at all. The message it sends to kids, all of that, was much of the reason. Harry being pure of soul was another.
Literally, you wouldn't be responsible for the actions of a DE who got out of your bodybind. He understands that he got off light, and chooses to go back into the fray. He may be contemptuous of you for having used a mild spell against him, or he may not think of it at all. Morally, I think, only you can answer that question. If it was me, I would feel terrible and be kicking myself.
The book does make the distinction that the Aurors under Barty Crouch Sr. were questionable in using the Unforgivables in the heat of VoldWarI. Moody is held up as being above the rest because he didn't kill unless he had to. The same books show, then ignore, Harry using, or trying to use, Unforgivables from about Order of the Phoenix on. It seemed like a double standard to me: Support Harry and use Unforgivables with impunity (sp?); Support Voldy and use Unforgivables and be cast into outer darkness... er, Azkaban. Same act, same circumstances, different outcome.