[HPforGrownups] Flesh of the not-so-faithful servant

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From: "acoteucla" 
> 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?  


Yeah, I agree.  The three "ingredients" in Voldemort's resurrection stew seem to have a few inbuilt weaknesses - the blood of his enemy (which happens to contain some sort of unique protection/love transferred from his mother) - the flesh of his servant (who, as you rightly said owes a lifedebt to V's greatest enemy) - and the bone of his father (Hmm!  It almost seems there *must* be a weakness to this one as well - I wonder what??)  

In LOTR (groan - I know - everyone hates these comparisons, but it's so obvious!) Frodo was the only one who could bear the ring to the its place of destruction, but couldn't do it.  The one he showed mercy to was the one who destroyed it for him.  If Harry doubts he can kill, perhaps we will see a similar twist?   

(However - I really suspect Harry will kill Bellatrix in book 6, so his aversion to killing may be ending soon.)

Lauri