Podcast Question of the Week – Episode 16
Episode 16 of Alohomora! is about to be released – one of our longest episodes yet. As per usual, here’s our posed question of the week!
The Diary Horcrux, the first piece of Voldemort’s soul we encounter in the series, seems essentially different from the other Horcruxes and potentially more powerful. Like a Pensieve, it can store memories and absorb you into them. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets the Horcrux manipulates young Ginny Weasley, releases the ancient Basilisk, and nearly orchestrates its escape from the diary containing it.
Our question for all you listeners out there is this – why is it that the Diary Horcrux is so much more powerful than its brethren (the other Horcruxes)? Is it because this was Voldemort’s first Horcrux – therefore containing a greater share of his original soul? Or is it because young Tom Riddle once poured his soul into it in the form of diary entries, and the Horcrux was made more powerful due to the deep personal significance it had? Perhaps you have a different suggestion to explain its incredible power!
Some responses to this question will be read on the next episode of Alohomora!
