The Second Voldemort War, Stage II

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No: HPFGUIDX 90958

Pippin wrote:
> But according to Dumbledore, Harry has something better than 
> Occlumency: "[Voldemort] could not bear to reside in a body so 
> full of the force he detests. In the end it mattered not that you 
> could not close your mind." And during all this conversation Harry 
> is not once aware of the feeling he had before when he was in 
> Dumbledore's presence...the desire to bite or attack him. 
> 
> The channel is closed, IMO. Voldemort will certainly do 
> everything in his power to keep his unconscious thoughts from 
> leaking into Harry's mind, and he can, I believe, no longer 
> summon the will to put them there consciously--once burned, 
> twice shy.
> 
> The question is, will *Harry* be tempted to suppress his own 
> power in order to open the channel again and find out what his 
> enemy is up to?

Neri:
I'm not sure at all that the channel is closed. My impression was 
that Harry's heart can save him only from the possession part. The 
full citation of DD is:

"That power also saved you from possession by Voldemort, because he 
could not bear to reside in a body so full of the force he detests. 
In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It 
was your heart that saved you."

Harry had his "heart" before he went to the MoM and it did not stop 
the leak from LV mind, nor the false information regarding Sirius, 
from getting to him. And I'm not sure even about the possession part. 
It seems that LV can't reside in Harry's mind for a long time, but he 
can get there for a second or two that might be enough to attempt a 
hit on DD or one of Harry's friends, especially when Harry is 
vulnerable (when he is angry or confused or asleep).

LV will probably try to initiate mind contact, with or without 
attempts at possession. Being an expert legilimens, he believes that 
he has a huge advantage on Harry in this department, and he is likely 
to underestimate that force that Harry has. I think DD will teach 
Harry to block, or Harry won't have a single moment of rest, but I 
suspect the block won't be a total block. And as you mentioned, Harry 
might have his own reasons to initiate a contact.

Neri