The Runespoor

[katefrost777]

No: HPFGUIDX 110803

JKR has given us much more information about the Runespoor (three 
headed snake, popular pet of Dark Wizards) in Fantastic Beasts than 
almost any other entry. Why? Could it's existence be the crux of the 
whole series of seven books?

Consider the three-headed Runespoor: Planner head, Dreamer head and 
Critic head (the only head with venomous fangs). Fantastic Beasts 
tells us that the Runespoor "rarely reaches a great age, as the heads 
tend to attack each other". 

Now consider the rebounded curse: Baby Harry is left with a scar 
after the attack, even though the avarda kedavra curse *leaves no 
trace*. Why is this? Could it be because LV's rebounded curse split 
LV in two, with one half of him going off as an evil vapour barely 
alive and the other half smashing into baby Harry's head, thus 
leaving a scar, and residing within Harry as a benign 
memory/presence/essence/soul? Wouldn't that result in 
three "heads" "combining" from that one incident, i.e. 1.Harry, 
2.LV/benign soul and 3.LV/evil vapour? (Planner, dreamer, critic) And 
they are indeed very much connected, as we see with HP's scar hurting 
when LV is near/angry/happy. And could this be the reason that LV was 
able to survive, as JKR said recently at Edinburgh "we should be 
asking why (LV) survived". Was one of his protection mechanisms an 
ability to defeat an avarda kedavra curse by splitting and seeking 
out host bodies to create a Runespoor effect? Sounds weird, but I 
have read hairier theories (which I love reading!)

Then finally consider the prophecy: "..either must die at the hand of 
the other for neither can live while the other survives..." At a 
stretch, might I suggest that JKR has cleverly tricked us into 
assuming the "singular" meaning of the words "either" and "neither"? 
Could they not be interpreted in the "plural" thus: "...either (Harry 
or LV/benignsoul) must die at the hand of the other (LV/evilvapour) 
for neither (Harry nor LV/benignsoul) can live while the other 
(LV/evil vapour) survives..."

This would also mean an unfortunate final ending of death for all 
three "heads" as well. Poor Harry.

Maybe this was the reason DD did not kill LV in the MOM at the end of 
OotP, because maybe he knows that to kill LV would be to kill "all" 
of him, including the part in Harry's head, with the effect of 
killing Harry as well?

I have searched the archives as a new member and found absolutely 
nothing on the subject of the Runespoor. It would be a surprise if it 
has been included for no reason whatsoever. But, of course, many 
things have been shown to have been included for no reason in the 
past.

Cheers everybody,
katefrost777