Voldermort divided???

[leb2323]

No: HPFGUIDX 70975

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kattfirmin1" <kattfirmin at m...> 
wrote:
> I don't have a theory, but a question, and I was wondering if
anyone 
> had a theory.  Right after Harry had the dream about Arthur getting 
> attacked at by the snake, he was rushed to DD's office.  After 
> telling DD the dream, DD grabbed a fragile silver instrument.  It 
> puffed out smoke, which became a snake.  DD then said, "Naturally, 
> naturally...But in essence divided?"  The smoke then became two 
> snakes, and with a look of grim satisfatcion, but the instrument 
> away.  Does anyone else have any idea what this is about?  (pg 470 
> US)
> 
> Katrina

I think that the "in essence divided" quote refers to the manner in 
which Voldemort was resurrected.  You can look at it in two ways:   

1) he used "bone of the father", a muggle who is a wizard-hater, and 
then Pettigrew's hand and Harry's blood, with all the wizarding 
properties they possess.  The dichotomy here is between
muggle/wizard.  He himself is a half-blood and he now has within his 
make up part of him that hates wizards and part that hates muggles.

Or, what I believe to be more probable, 2) to resurrect he took
"flesh of the servant" - a servant who just happens to have that
pesky life debt to Harry, and "blood of the enemy" - the same blood 
which is what saved Harry in the beginning and is what protects Harry 
still at the Dursleys.  He is now divided in that he has the very 
thing he is fighting against flowing through his own veins.  Kind of 
like the 2 wands with same cores being unable to fight against each 
other.

This is also why I think that Pettigrew is the "other" referred to in 
the prophecy.  He will be the one to make the choice between whether 
it is Voldemort, his master, or Harry, to whom he owes the life debt 
that is to be destroyed with his magical new hand; thus, "either 
must die at the hand of the other".

leb