OOP Harry, DADA and those 2 snakes (was Chapter 1 question)

[Diana]

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You're not the only ones, I noticed the shock that went through 
Harry and forced Vernon to let go of him as well.  I do believe 
Harry himself did that - to make Vernon let go of him.  I'm not at 
all surprised that he did it without using his wand.  And he didn't 
seemed surprised that he had done it after he did it either. 
Throughout OOP, Harry is revealed to be *extremely* gifted when it 
comes to DADA (and Vernon trying to throttle him would qualify as a 
threat to his person).  Not only can he do all these spells, but he 
is capable of confidently teaching 27 others to do them as well.  At 
the age of fifteen, no less.  That is beyond remarkable, it is 
astonishing.  Obviously, the powers gained from Voldemort's assault 
on him when Harry was only one are starting to show.  And Harry is 
learning to use them effectively.  

Which brings me to a revelation I've had about the two smokey snakes 
that Dumbledore makes appear out of an instrument in his office in 
Chapter 22.  When Dumbledore looks at the smokey snake, he 
says "Naturally, naturally." then "But in essence divided?", after 
which the smokey snake splits itself into two snakes.  Dumbledore 
then looks "grimly satisfied" and turns off the instrument.  I 
didn't get this at first and then I realized that Dumbledore was 
comfirming his belief that Harry saw Mr. Weasley attacked from 
inside the snake because Voldemort was possessing the snake at the 
moment Harry entered into Voldemort's mind.  So, Voldemort's essence 
was in two places at once -inside his own body, whereever that was, 
and also inside the snake.  
Unless, this reference refers to something no yet written in book 6 
or book 7?

Diana L.


> Lindsey wrote:
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After Vernon grabs a hold of Harry, he is 
> > shocked by some force and I believe Harry later says that he 
> thought a wizard was there with him. How could a wizard of shocked 
> Vernon if Mundungus, the only one on duty, was already gone? Was 
that 
> Harry's anger being released? Harry did not use his wand or mutter 
any 
> > spells. Maybe it was just a reaction to protect himself like the 
> > time his hair regrew or his jumping amazing heights when he was 
> > chased by Dudley's gang (before his Hogwarts years). Perhaps I 
> > misinterpreted it. Any ideas? >>>>>
> 
> 
> I asked this before and never received a reply, I was beginning to 
> think I was the only one who noticed this. I keep thinking about 
> another certain someone that was unable to touch Harry.  Maybe it 
is 
> just part of the protection that Harry received from his mom. I am 
> certain that it will means something later on, because from what 
we 
> have learned from Jo, the little thing that go unnoticed are 
> ususally very important.
 > 
> Jennifer