OoP: Vernon at 4 Privet Drive

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No: HPFGUIDX 64560

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> Hey everyone -
> 
> Of course, I must always preface my comments with an apology 
> beforehand in case I am repeating someone else's posted ideas.  I 
> really, really hope this hasn't been discussed yet.
> 
> In chapter 1, Harry and Vernon have a struggle - can you believe 
it?  
> This time, though, here's what happens: "Uncle Vernon yelped and 
> released Harry as though he had received an electric shock - some 
> invisible force seemed to have surged through his nephew, making 
him 
> impossible to hold."
> 
> Whoa - what is *that* all about?  Now, we all know why Harry needs 
to 
> stay with Dursleys and that Voldemort cannot get to him while he 
calls 
> Petunia's home his home.  Does this also mean that no one can 
> physically harm Harry while he is there?  Or are his wandless 
magical 
> abilities growing even more?  SS gave us several examples of Harry 
> clearly using magic before he ever knew he was a wizard and in PoA 
> Harry blew up Aunt Marge simply using his anger (there are people 
who 
> say Petunia really did that, though).  Is that what has happened 
here?  
> Or is something else going on?
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw ******************************

This passage is fascinating to me too. I don't believe that nobody 
can physically harm Harry while he's living with Petunia. After all, 
Dudley used Harry as his personal punching bag for many years. He 
slugs Harry in the stomach at the zoo IIRC and of course, clocked 
him good during the dementor attack. I had always assumed these 
strange events were part of this protective magic...until now. That 
scene is the first time I started to really wonder whether Voldemort 
can also feel Harry's pain or intense emotions and if this doesn't 
have something to do with the odd occurences that keep happening 
when Harry feels particularly angry or threatened. 

OK, it was far-fetched. Through most of Harry's life, Voldie is 
nothing more than a floating soul, so I doubt he really does have 
anything to do with those episodes. But nontheless, I'm glad to say 
it got me thinking on the topic. Now that Voldemort is back to full 
force, their bond is strengthening. I am certain Voldemort can now 
feel when Harry is experiencing intense pain (somehow, obviously 
Voldie doesn't have a scar - no wonder it took him so long to figure 
out about this connection) and also sense it when Harry feels 
extreme swings of emotion. He must also be able to see things 
happening to Harry when he's dreaming, or has sufficiently relaxed 
his mind and made it more receptive (which I assume Voldemort, who 
excells at legilimency, would find not difficult to do). That's 
dangerous stuff. *phew* 

So, errr, that's what I think. Cheers!

-Tanya