Harry's scar hurting around Voldemort

[Diana <dianasdolls@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49219

I've been thinking about what must inevitably be several future 
battles between Harry and Voldemort in the upcoming books 5, 6 and 
7.  At the end of GoF, Harry's scar hurts more than ever before, and 
it is mentioned several times and actually debilitates Harry a 
couple times, especially when Voldemort makes his first appearance 
at the graveyard.  Here are the mentions, verbatim, from near the 
end of GoF:

"And then, without warning, Harry's scar exploded with pain.  It was 
agony such as he had never felt in all his life; his wand slipped 
from his fingers has he put his hands over his face; his knees 
buckled; he was on the ground and he could see nothing at all; his 
head was about to split open."

"...the pain in his scar reached such a pitch that he retched, and 
then it diminished;..."

"Let it drown. Harry thought, his scar burning almost past 
endurance, please...let it drown..."

[After Voldemort touched the Death Mark on Pettigrew's arm] " The 
scar on Harry's forehead seared with a sharp pain again..."

" 'You know, of course, that they have called this boy my downfall?' 
Voldemort said softly, his red eyes upon Harry, whose scar began to 
burn so fiercely that he almost screamed in agony."

"Harry felt the tip of the long white finger touch him, and thought 
his head would burst with the pain."

[While Voldemort is using the Cruciatus Curse on Harry] "It was pain 
beyond anything Harry has ever experienced; his very bones were on 
fire; his head was surely splitting along his scar; his eyes were 
rolling madly in his head; he wanted it to end...to black out...to 
die..."

[Poor Harry gets hit with the Cruciatus Curse again] "The pain was 
so intense, so all-consuming, that he no longer knew where he 
was...White-hot knives were piercing every inch of his skin, his 
head was surely going to burst with pain, he was screaming more 
loudly than he'd ever screamed in his life -"

[Harry's just used the Tri-Wizard Cup portkey to return to 
Hogwarts] "...and all the while, his scar burned dully on his 
forehead..."

[Dumbledore has lifted Harry to his feet] "...Harry swayed. His head 
was pounding."

" 'Dumbledore said stay,' said Harry thickly, the pounding in his 
scar making him feel as though he was about to throw up; his vision 
was blurring worse than ever."

Harry also feels lots of aches and pains as a direct result of the 
Cruciatus Curse being used on him twice, but I'm referencing 
specific mentions of his scar hurting.

The pain his scar inflicts upon him in Voldemort's presence is a 
liability to Harry in whatever future battles he may face with 
Voldemort.  He will be at a distinct disadvantage if he's brought to 
his knees by severe pain from his scar the first minute or two when 
in the presence of Voldemort.
Obviously, Harry eventually works through the pain enough while 
Voldemort is being reborn and then talks to the Death Eaters to be 
cognizant of what is going on around him, even being able to 
remember what is happening so he can tell Dumbledore and Sirius 
about it later.  And of course, he withstands the scar pain while 
dueling Voldemort, even proving himself the stronger wizard by 
forcing Voldemort's wand to regurgitate spells. 
Will Harry eventually be able to withstand the scar pain without 
buckling, throwing up or nearly losing conciousness in future face-
to-face meetings with Voldemort?  I think and hope he will, but I'm 
wondering how this will be accomplished.  A spell?  Just practicing 
mind over matter, like a wizard form of meditation? A potion?
The quotes above were taken in order from the book, so Voldemort 
having some of Harry's blood inside him as part of the ritual to 
bring him back didn't dimish the pain Harry feels in his scar.  Does 
Harry's presence inflict anything onto Voldemort [besides livid 
hatred, I mean]?  We've seen no evidence of Voldemort suffering so 
much as a hang-nail because of Harry's presence, so I doubt it.  But 
still, it would be a nice twist if Voldemort suddenly got some of 
that back tenfold.  
Harry is obviously made of very sturdy stuff and is *very* special 
indeed because he withstood all that pain and successfully faced 
death, fought back and won at the tender age of 14.  
Now I'm wondering why Harry is able to withstand that much pain.  
The Harry as heir of Gryffindor theory springs to mind, but is there 
something else in Harry's bloodline that could help explain this?  
If it's only because Harry is very strong-willed, noble and brave, 
that's okay, I guess, but I wonder...


Diana