[HPforGrownups] The voice in Harry's head

[Richard Thorp]

No: HPFGUIDX 45967

Thursday, October 31, 2002, 4:14:46 AM, Lee wrote:

L> Julie wrote:
>> Has anyone had any thoughts on the voice in Harry's head?  I know 
>> I've read of it in at least 2 of the books, the most recent example 
>> is the voice that questions "why?" when Crouch!Moody is trying to get 
>> him to jump on the desk using the Imperius Curse.  But I could have 
>> sworn I've read about a voice in his head in another book as well.   
>> Sometimes I think the voice has not been a guiding voice, but I 
>> believe most of the times it is.  If no one can come up with the 
>> other reference, I will look it up :o)

L> I think it's in PS/SS, the first night at Hogwarts. Harry either hears a
L> voice or has a dream telling him to go into Slytherin. He hears voices
L> in his head all through CoS, but that turns out to be Parseltongue.
L> Apart from that, I'm stumped.

I recon that one was Harry's subconcious dealing with the fact that
the sorting hat had 'asked' him if he wanted to be in Slytherin (where
"all the bad wizards" come from, according to his current perceptions)
and if that made him a bad Wizard.. It could also be Voldemort trying
to influence him (he was close enough by to do so, i think..) and
possibly turn him around to the dark way of thinking, thus
neutralising him? Not sure :)

L> I think that the voice in his head Harry hears while fighting Imperius
L> is/was his subconscious mind trying to fight it. His willpower, if you
L> like. It seems the most likely explanation IMO.

Mm, agree here, Crouch!Moody's voice was the infiltrator, not the
voice asking why.. Like having an argument in your head over what to
do that day, or something :)


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