Possession

[johnbowman19]

No: HPFGUIDX 90722

This thread has been very interesting to read, so thanks to everyone 
who wrote on it as well as the person who created it. I have read 
the theories considering the Chamber, and this possession theory 
does seem to fit into the theory that a Basilisk is not the only 
thing under the school. But I would like to share my thought on it. 
To me these posts are saying that Voldemort is possessed (obviously). 
But when some one is possessed are they responsible for their actions? 
Can they make choices of their own free will? No, they cannot. Its 
like when someone is under the Imperius Curse, they are under someone 
else's control. If Voldemort is possessed, he is not a bad guy. He is 
just a tool for the use of another even worse guy. Also I do not think it 
would be in line with the importance of choices in the books. DD 
says that it is our choices that make us who we are. If Voldemort was 
possessed he would not be an interesting bad guy. It is his choices 
that have turned him into who he is today; he is not a possessed 
victim but rather an evil mastermind. My favourite character is 
Harry, so I am not defending Voldemort, only condemning him to his 
choices. He would only be a worthy nemesis if he has free will, and 
chooses to be evil, which is the exact opposite of Harry, who has 
free will and chooses to be good. Also I think it would be an 
injustice to build up the character of Voldemort and his connection 
to Harry, only to say he was possessed in the final two books. He is 
evil, and he has chosen to be evil. If he did choose to be possessed then we 
should have been told in the preceding books, otherwise it is 
like a sudden invention of plot to give Harry away to destroy 
Voldemort without killing him. Also I think that if Tom was possessed 
in the 5th or 6th year, DD would have noticed some change in him, no 
matter how small, because he was already watching Tom closely.

In closing, I think that if Voldemort is possessed he would lose some 
accountability for his actions after being possessed, because they 
were not made out of his free will, but rather Salazars.

Please feel free to share your thoughts. 
John