Questions! Questions! Questions!

[Kate Harding]

No: HPFGUIDX 110327

djrfdh:
>> I suspect he couldn't kill Voltemort without also
killing Harry, for I rather think they are one in the same
person...in fact, I think, in the end, we will find that this is the
story of a very demented child; one who has suffered untold abuse and
has found solice in becoming numerous personalities in order to
preserve what little sanity he has left! <<


While I can't agree with the second half of this, I do think you're right 
about Voldemort and Harry being in some sense the same person. Personally I 
think that in some way there is only enough life between them for one 
person. I don't know how the metaphysics would work, but this would explain 
why DD couldn't kill Voldemort - if one of them died the other would still 
only be half alive. It also makes sense to me in terms of the prophecy. It 
said 'Either must die at the hands of the other, for neither can live while 
the other survives'. So why can neither live? Perhaps it's meant literally 
- that while both survive, both are only half alive. And I think the use of 
'Either' is very significant - why not say 'one must die at the hands of 
the other'?

We've seen that some of Voldemort passed into Harry (parseltongue, 
memories), so it seems plausible that some of Harry passed into 
Voldemort.  Perhaps this exchange was lifeforce, for want of a better word.

psyche