Flesh of the not-so-faithful servant

[acoteucla]

No: HPFGUIDX 71994

acoteucla bumps his message, hoping to get some feedback...

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "acoteucla" <acoteucla at h...> 
wrote:
> First of all, I believe that Voldemort made some horrendous mistake 
> when he used Harry's blood to revive himself, thus the gleam in 
Dumbledore's eyes.
> 
> I looked at a few of the old "Dumbledore's gleam" topics, but 
didn't 
> see any of them tie it in with Peter Pettigrew.  That's the route 
I'm 
> going to go - I hope it hasn't been done to death before.
> 
> In PoA, Dumbledore says that Harry will be very glad someday that 
he 
> saved Pettigrew's life.  Now, if Harry HADN'T saved Pettigrew, then 
> Voldemort would not have been revived in book 4.  That's a REALLY 
bad 
> consequence of his showing mercy.  If Harry is someday gonna be 
glad 
> of this act, then whatever Peter does, it's gonna have to outweigh 
> Voldemort's revival.  The only thing I can think of is that Peter 
> will have a hand in permanently destroying Voldemort.
> 
> "Flesh of the servant willingly given, blood of the enemy forcibly 
> taken."  I find it very interesting that the "faithful servant" 
that 
> donates the flesh owes a life-debt to the "enemy" that donates the 
> blood.  Perhaps this fact will prove central to how Voldemort is 
> ultimately vanquished?  For instance, if Pettigrew shows loyalty in 
> some fashion to Harry over Voldemort, would this weaken Voldemort 
in 
> some way?
> 
> Now, Dumbledore does not get the gleam in his eye until he finds 
out 
> that Voldemort could touch Harry without ill effect.  Perhaps this 
> fact shows that Voldemort's ritual was a complete success, which of 
> course would make Voldemort worse than before (as the prophecy says 
> he will be.)  But the bigger they are, the harder they fall.  Maybe 
> the fact that the ritual WAS a complete success means that if 
> Pettigrew betrays Voldemort for Harry, then Voldemort will be 
> completely destroyed.
> 
> It doesn't make for a exciting finale (no big duel or anything), 
but 
> I think that Harry is somehow going to destroy Voldemort with 
love.  
> Dumbledore repeatedly says that this is what Harry has in large 
> abundance, but Voldemort does not have at all.  It prevents 
Voldemort 
> from possessing Harry.  It's GOT to come into play at the end.  
> Perhaps Harry will come to understand (and pity) Pettigrew, will 
show 
> some act of love towards him, Pettigrew betrays Voldemort for 
Harry, 
> and the revival ritual somehow backfires on Voldemort and destroys 
> him permanently.