[HPforGrownups] Random thoughts - of blood and Parseltongue

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 15459

Sabrina Myst wrote:

> What's also odd is that each time, both got something out
> of it, although the person on the receiving end gets it in a slightly
> less left-handed way.  When V tries to kill Harry, Harry gets the
> ability to speak Parseltongue, and V doesn't die, even though he
> should've (I suspect that him giving Harry some of his powers has
> something to do with this, although exactly what I'm not sure).  When
> V takes Harry's blood, V gets Lily's protection and Harry gets - we
> don't know, but he probably got something good, as evidenced by
> Dumbledore's look of triumph.

It has been postulated (by me, but I think I was echoing someone else)
that what Harry has gained by this is the ability to actually defeat
Voldemort. It's been made pretty obvious that there's precious little of
the human Tom Riddle in the all-but-immortal Voldemort. He himself
mentions the changes and things he went through. It may be that since he
and Harry have shared powers, and now share blood, that Harry is the
only person who would be capable of killing him. The look of triumph may
be that Voldemort has just opened the door for his own permanent
downfall.

Which reopens that whole "but do we *want* Harry to kill?" thing again.
I think he may have to.

--Amanda


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