Possession: Taking it Further

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Annemehr:

snips the large part of Anne's post


Another possibility for a final confrontation is that Harry repeats
what he did in OoP by flooding Voldemort with emotions, only this
time, as the one possessed Voldemort is unable to escape.  Harry's
weapons now are the ability to possess Voldemort and the power 
behind the locked door, and he vanquishes the Dark Lord.  I must 
remain vague as to how this is resolved as I'm not sure what the 
final effects would be, or how exactly this would fit in with the 
prophecy.
 
Though I don't think we can yet know where the story will take it, 
the idea of Harry possessing Voldemort seems almost irresistible.  It
involves one of Voldemort's primary powers, the fact that he passed
powers on to Harry, their connection via the scar, and their
escalating battle of wills.  Unfortunately for Harry, he probably
won't like it much and in fact, as the pain of the scar seems to be
all on his side, so might the pain of possession.  In a final
showdown, it might even be lethal to him as he concentrates all his
strength into vanquishing Voldemort.  In the event that possession of
Voldemort is not the final confrontation after all, it may be
significant enough to precipitate it.  We can only wait and see.


Alla:

Great post, Anne. Yes, it seems to me that possession is bound to 
play major part in the story, if for no other reason than JKR often 
uses major plot devices twice. I want to say that it will be used in 
the final confrontation, But I am not sure, because it was already 
used in a  major way in OOP, so maybe it will indeed precipitate 
final battle.

In the event it will happen, I can see Harry's willingly possessing 
Voldemort, but unable to keep control of Voldemort's body and then 
Voldemort taking control again.
Don't ask  me for details :o), but maybe some of Harry's friends 
will be able to help Harry to take control again (Neville? Ginny?) 
by reminding him about the power Dark Lord knows not (I think 
everybody agrees that it will play signifcant part). What will 
happen next? Need book 7 now. :)