The Second Voldemort War, Stage II

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No: HPFGUIDX 90944

Jim Ferer wrote:
> Before OotP, I posted that Voldemort's strategy in the early stage 
of 
> the Second Voldemort War would be
> 
> stay covert and build strength <snip> 
> So what now for the Death Eaters? <snip>
>  This is when the DE's might become more terroristic in the classic 
> sense. <snip> 
> How will Dumbledore respond? <snip> Dumbledore and 
> the Order will, I believe, have some clear goals:
> <big snip of detailed war plan>

Neri now:
A thorough strategic analysis, but I must add: LV has something that 
no general in history (even history of magic) ever had: A direct 
channel to the mind of his key opponent. And this key opponent seems 
(for LV at least) to be very young and fragile, a most tempting 
target. So I think this war is going to get *very* personal, almost a 
duel between LV and Harry, and it will be literally a battle of 
minds. This might decrease the total body count (I hope) but it's 
going to be very difficult on Harry. There are many unknowns 
regarding the scar channel between LV and Harry, and what will happen 
to it in book 6. The course of the war depends critically on these 
unknowns. Here are some of them, in no particular order: 

Can LV steal information from Harry's mind? If so, would Harry 
willingly isolate himself from the main war effort?

Can Harry steal information from LV's mind, and how would he know if 
it is genuine or a ruse?

LV failed in possessing Harry, but might he try again at a moment 
Harry is more fragile to this attack?

Or would LV try a psychological attack? For example, he could show 
Harry a detailed visual of the death of Harry's parents.

Does the Dursleys house also protect Harry from an attack through the 
scar channel? (He did receive glimpses of LV's mind in the past when 
he was at the Dursleys)

Can DD teach Harry to block the scar channel completely? (in this 
case it is an impasse and the war will probably continue along the 
lines you described).

Can Harry access and use LV's powers through the scar channel? (a 
favorite pet theory of mine, see #89999)


I'm sure you can raise more questions and speculations. My point is 
that the war might evolve according to very different scenarios, 
depending on the answers.

Neri