Bill & ...that veela chick.

voldermort_is_harry teseddon at kpmg.ca
Thu Sep 18 15:54:17 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 81077

From: #80591

>Erin waved her arms around over her head and declared loudly "Ron is 
>not the only Weasley child to be mentally incapacitated in OoP!"

This line got me thinking about the succeptibility of the Weasely 
Familly, and whether there is other proof in canon.

In OoTP, Ginny tells Harry about what it was like to be possessed by 
V.  ("Long period of blackouts", or something like that)  However, 
when Harry is really and truly possessed, he retains his faculties.   

Now, I know it has been suggested that the two "possessions" are of a 
different nature and could have produced a different effect on both.  
Also, Harry's training in resisting the Imp. curse could have 
influenced how much he was effected.   But, what if the real reason 
was that Ginny was more susceptible (i.e.. genetically, or whatever 
passes for it in the WW), and therefore the possession had a 
different effect on her?

Staying with the alcohol analogy, some people can drink all night 
with no (seeming) ill effects and some are under the table after the 
first beer.

Ironically, this may also be the reason why it was Ginny who slammed 
the music box shut when they were cleaning up Grimsalde, as she was 
more "sensitive" to the effects of "mind control" and recognized the 
danger faster.  (It should also be stated, though, that she did 
succeed in fighting Riddle/V enough to be able to throw away the 
diary.   I don't believe that this screws up this theory, as this is 
not a true "addiction", in the chemical sense.)







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