Ginny's "bond" with Voldie

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 37637

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:

>>>> 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> <<<<

    There's nothing to deny it, IMO. Perhaps Tom wasn't strong 
enough at first to draw Ginny into the diary. He begins, as he 
says, by exchanging messages, but he obviously had the power 
by the time Harry got his hands on the diary. As Tom managed to 
hoodwink everyone at Hogwarts during the first spate of attacks, 
I'm sure he had plenty of  memories that would soothe rather 
arouse Ginny's suspicions.

Penny again:
>>>> 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.<<<<

But what about her struggles as Tom forced her to come to the 
chamber? Why would you say "Tom wasn't present"? Surely he 
was there in the most horrible immediate way, trying to take 
possession of her soul. Tom says she struggled and cried and 
became very boring...I'm sure that's just the way Voldemort 
would have described Harry's efforts to resist the Imperius and 
Cruciatus curses at the graveyard.

Penny pondered:
  >>>>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.  <<<<
> 
It is vague, isn't it? I assume that she had to have the diary with 
her, but that Tom could get inside her head for brief periods, 
sharing her soul, more or less the way he did with Quirrell, only 
at intervals. She must have been down to the Chamber many 
times before, since the Basilisk only comes when it is called. 
She may not remember the other times, but it seems as if Tom 
didn't wipe her memories this time, since she remembered him 
coming out. He wouldn't have bothered if he meant her to die.

So far, Ginny and Harry are the only ones of their generation to 
fight Voldemort. I don't go with the seed of evil theory for either 
Harry or Ginny.  OTOH, Harry's careful to keep his connections 
with Voldemort secret, and I'm sure Ginny is also fearful of how 
people would react to her if they knew. It would be awfully 
comforting, IMO, to realize there was someone else you could 
share this burden with. I don't know if Harry's ever told his friends 
about Dumbledore's idea that  Voldemort put something of 
himself in him. I imagine not, as Hermione would blow it off and 
Ron would be terrified.

Pippin