What did Riddle want from Ginny?

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No: HPFGUIDX 111445

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "caspenzoe" <cruthw at e...> 
wrote:
> > Dungrollin:
> > Sorry, I just don't buy it.  If Voldemort's soul was transferred 
> to 
> > Harry, and his body was destroyed, then what part of him was 
> > wandering around that forest in Albania, possessing small 
mammals, 
> > and wondering if his beloved (*sniff*) Death Eaters would ever 
> find 
> > him?
> > 
> > Dungrollin.x
> 
> I agree with you Dungrollin.x. I made another comment on this 
thread 
> above. If Vm didn't die because his body and soul weren't 
together, 
> then his soul, per se, wasn't transferred to HP, although some of 
> his powers were, because his soul wasn't there to be transferred.
> 
> I do think that VM's soul was missing due to some bargain he made 
to 
> achieve physical immortality and that and a few cinders 
> (insufficient to form a new body) were all that were left of him 
> after his AK rebounded from infant HP. Where his soul was kept, I 
> don't know - probably at least partially dissolved into whatever 
> greater evil force he made his deal with, the remainder having an 
> existence of a sort, but hardly an independent, healthy existence. 
> 
> At least, so far that's the most feasible idea I can think of.

I, too, am not convinced of this idea.  For a broader explanation, 
read the original "Changeling Hypothesis" on redhen and the two 
North Tower essays on Mugglenet.  Some food for thought, even if 
it's not your favorite dish.