Feeling his pain

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 15673

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Aberforth's Goat" <Aberforths_Goat at Y...> 
wrote:
> Milz wrote,
> 
> > Dumbledore said that his theory about Harry's scar pain was that
> > whenever Voldy was nearby or was feeling particularly murderous 
the
> > scar hurts. Would the same be true for Voldemort? If Harry were to
> > feel particularly "murderous" or any other intense emotion did
> > Voldemort feel that too? If so, was Voldemort using the scar as a
> > means of monitoring Harry? Also, if Harry feels pain when Voldy is
> > violent, could Voldy feel pain when Harry is even minimally
> > satisfied? Could this partially explain why Voldy remained weak 
for
> > all those years?.
> 
> Wow, Milz!!
> 
> That offers a *very* interesting explanation of the "ancient magic" 
that
> protects Harry from Voldy. What if Dumbledore's ancient magic 
consists in an
> amplification of the connection created by Harry's scar, creating a 
symmetry
> between Harry's and Volfy's strength and freedom. Thus, whenever 
Harry is
> held in bondage, the Dark Lord is also bound (at least in regard to 
Harry).
> Perhaps Dumbledore placed Harry with the Dursely's precisely because 
he knew
> they would mistreat Harry--and hence protect him from the big V.
> 
> I do see some potential problems with this hypothesis, but it does 
sound
> like the kind of thing Jo would cook up. Any thoughts, folks?
> 
> Oh--and incidentally: granting the above, I wonder what would happen 
to
> Voldy if Harry were brutally murdered ...
> 

Exactly. I think that Voldy didn't completely think through his "Kill 
Harry Potter" campaign in the four books. Harry's in pain when 
Quirrell with his Voldy-head transplant grabs him. Does Voldy feel 
that pain too? Because if he did, killing Harry might kil him. But now 
that Harry and Voldy are more or less separated, Harry might be able 
to kill Voldy without hurting himself (Dumbledore's fleeting look of 
triumph).

:-)Milz