Blood of an enemy

[brandgwen at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 9954

Amy Z wrote:
> I think AD is hopeful that the new connection between Harry and 
Voldemort will undermine Voldemort in some way.  V's curse gave 
Harry the gift of Parseltongue--Harry's blood may give V . . . what?  
 compassion?  vulnerability?  we'll find out.

In many cultures, blood is closely connected to life.  By taking 
Harry's blood, Voldemort might have managed to connect their lives in 
some way.  In GoF, when Harry is escaping the Deatheaters in the 
graveyard, Voldemort orders them to stun him, rather than kill him.

" 'Stand aside!  I will kill him!  He is mine!' shrieked Volemort."  
Chapter 34, Priori Incantatum.

It is obvious that he never intended for Harry to leave the
graveyard.  However it seemed very important that he kill Harry 
himself, even if he had to murder Harry's stunned, lifeless body.  It 
may be that, now the two share the same blood, Harry cannot be killed 
by anyone but Voldemort, without Voldemort dying, too.  

This would explain why Harry had to be delivered to the graveyard - 
the blood of an already dead enemy would be useless to Voldemort, as 
it could not give him life.  Further, Harry would have to be
presented to Voldemort for execution, not only to eliminate an enemy, 
but to prevent his accidental death.  The imfamous gleam could be 
attributed to Dumbledore's realisation that Harry was immune to 
assasination by any Deatheater but Voldemort, himself.

This solves a big plot problem for JKR.  Two Deatheaters (Quirrell
and Crouch Jr.) have already managed to infiltrate the borders of 
Hogwarts.  Given the apparent ease of this, why wouldn't Voldemort 
just send in another?  Alternatively, he could capture someone and 
place them under the Imperious Curse.  Such a double agent could have 
ended the series very quickly, with one swift Avada Kedavra.  Now
such a person would have to capture Harry and take him back to 
Voldemort - a much trickier operation, with a huge margin for 
error/rescue.  It forces his Dark Lordship to become personally 
involved.

Gwen.