Arthurs Wound

[persephone_kore]

No: HPFGUIDX 86844

> Carol:
> As I said in another post, the basilisk is dead and another one 
> would be hard to come by, but maybe the snake is Voldemort himself
> transformed? In his dream, Harry is in the snake's mind, which makes
> sense to me only if the snake *is* Voldemort. That would account for
> its size, its power, its intelligence. It would also be consistent
> with the transformations that Voldemort underwent between 1945 and
> 1970 that resulted in his present snakelike appearance. Yet another
> unregistered animagus, but Voldemort has broken every other law of 
> the WW. Why not that one as well?
> 
Well, I will confess that one of my favorite more whimsical 
speculations about the future plot of the books involves having 
Trevor hatch out a perfectly nice (if perhaps ravenous) baby basilisk 
who would be happy to listen to Harry (nice warm snake-talking mammal 
person who gives me food, you know).... 

*coughs* You do have a point about Harry's being IN the snake's mind 
suggesting that it was Voldemort, though as Nagini was (I believe) 
described as being quite large (at least of a size more appropriate 
to one of the big constrictors, though she is venomous), it may also 
be possible that Voldemort was directing her from inside /her/ mind. 
Or not. It wouldn't surprise me if he can turn into a snake, though 
in that case it would also fail to surprise me (but would probably 
appall some of his fans) to learn that he rather botched his 
independent study and his current form is a result of not 
transforming /back/ quite right. ;) 

PK