[HPforGrownups] harry is tom riddle

[Jen Snyder]

No: HPFGUIDX 111228

Gina :
*            AS DO I and I sincerely hope that it stays conventional and
does not get so far out that it ends really badly just to keep us from
guessing the end. But the prophecy was worded that way for a reason and
Harry and Tom look alike, both speak Parseltongue, both have matching wand
cores, and we never got a good reason why that name sounded familiar to
Harry. I REALLY TRULY hope this is as far out as it sounds or I would really
be disappointed, but come now - "Why didn't LV die" - why did Harry live?
"Why wouldn't DD kill LV in the DoM" it is all a little strange to me.

 The "Harry is Tom" theory may be a little far out, but I definitely think
that there is some kind of connection between Tom/LV and Harry.  It's not as
simple as father-son or same-person-in-different-time, but it's more complex
than just "You're connected because he tried to kill you and failed"
(paraphrasing Dumbledore).  And I agree that JKR's emphasis on asking why
didn't Voldemore die and why didn't Dumbledore kill Voldemort in the MoM is
a clue.  I think Dumbledore didn't kill LV in the Ministry not because he
couldn't, but because he knows what the relationship is, and he knows that
to kill LV - at this point in the story - would be to kill Harry.  Maybe
something will happen to separate them enough so that LV can be killed, or -
what I think is more likely - bring them together.  I'm not as sure about
the question of why didn't LV die...except to say that it's because Harry
didn't.

This will probably just fuel the Harry is Tom theory, but...does anyone know
what would happen if a witch or wizard tried to Avada Kedavra him or
herself?

Jen


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