Ginny's "bond" with Voldie

[Penny Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 37627

Hi all --

I wrote:

>>I'm sorry, but I always wonder about this whenever it gets 
raised because,well, Ginny was *unconscious* during the entire 
battle between Harry & Riddle in the Chamber. She says that the 
last thing she remembers before losing consciousness was 
Riddle coming out of the diary. So, I guess I'm always perplexed 
about this so-called "bond" between them. Yes, she wrote in a 
diary& maintained correspondence with him over a period of 
months. But, when he materialized, she faded to black. 
:::shrugs::: <<

Pippin asked in an astonished tone:

<<<<<<::boggles:: Did I miss the irony markers? Is the mother of this 
list, *this list*, saying that she can't imagine that a person might 
get a little too caught up in the passtime of sending messages 
back and forth? To the point of emotional dependency ? <veg>>>>>>>>>>

Oh, no, wait!  I don't dispute that Ginny was very emotionally dependent on the diary & her relationship with "Tom."  But, I've failed to see how this is a direct parallel to the sorts of encounters that Harry has had with Voldemort (other than the passive encounter he had with Voldy at 15 mths).  Which leads to:


Pippin: <<<<<<<<<And *our* list isn't even magical. Riddle could have enticed Ginny 
to sample his  memories, too. Imagine eavesdropping on stuffy Professor McGonagall as a teenager, not to mention Binns alive 
and kicking (possibly), Hogsmeade, The Forbidden Forest,etc. I'd bet Ginny got to see a lot of Riddlevision.  They wouldn't 
have been able to interact during the memory, but afterwards?>>>>>>>>>>>

Ah, I see.  I've not really considered that Ginny actually met Tom Riddle in memory form.  That's a new twist definitely.  But, is there canon to back it up?  <g>  From what Riddle told Harry in the Chamber (unreliable though he may be), Ginny had been writing to him all school year, and he (Riddle) had been listening to all her silly little woes & troubles.  He doesn't indicate in any way that she showed Ginny any of his memories.  He says he let her in on some of his secrets, but then the next bit is about how she wrote the threatening messages, killed roosters & set the Basilisk on the other students.  I've always supposed that it was *those* secrets that he was referring to.  Harry certainly remembers it when he took a trip into Riddle's memory, so is there any reason to suggest that Ginny wouldn't likewise have remembered such an experience?  If so, wouldn't she have been even *more* suspect of the diary and of Tom?  I don't know.  It's an interesting thought, but I'm not sure I can recall any canon support for it.  

As far though as comparing Ginny's unconscious state during the CoS scene with any of Harry's 3 encounters with Voldemort, I'm afraid the comparison just doesn't do anything for me still.  I still think the "special bond" between Harry & Ginny due to their shared experience in the Chamber is a bit of a stretch.  She doesn't remember any of it after all.  Now, in fairness, I do suppose her descent into the Chamber was a horrifying ordeal, but again, Tom wasn't present (and neither was Harry).  One does wonder how she managed to get there.  And did the sink just close up again I suppose?  Did Ginny cause it to close behind her and how was Tom guiding her?  Was she writing in the diary for instructions as she went along?  Hmmm... am growing more & more confused.  

Penny 



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