Another possible Flint

[pegkerr]

Here's a darn good question that choralgirl asked me about book 7, harking back to something that happened in the Chamber of Secrets in book 2:

If basilisk venom kills horcruxes, why didn't the venom from the basilisk fang that grazed Harry in book 2 kill the horcrux of Voldemort's soul that was in his scar? Was it just that the Phoenix tears that healed Harry neutralized the venom before it had the chance to kill the horcrux?

Comments

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Hmm... maybe I just read quickly, but I thought that the basilisk had to physically break the horcrux, not just drop venom on it.

Further, it's clear that Harry's scar is a different aspect of a horcrux, since Voldemort can't feel the others (or their destruction) but maintains a two-way powerful connection with Harry.

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

I think their connection is more complex and subtle than the mechanical one between Moldevort and mere non-sentient objects like the diary or the locket.