The Second Voldemort War, Stage II

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No: HPFGUIDX 90977

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> 
wrote:

Neri Wrote:
> 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

Jaimee:

But your mental/emotional/loving "heart" isn't found in your 
physical "heart." Love is a psychological construct. Think about it, 
people who have heart transplants love their family just the same 
even though their old physical hearts have been removed and replaced.

So Harry's heart has always been in his head. And the reason it 
never blocked out Voldemort before was, well, he wasn't exactly 
using it as a weapon before or even feeling love strongly before. 
Think about Harry's emotional state all year--ANGRY! Anger is a 
comfortable medium for Voldemort. And think about the time the snake 
rose up in Harry to bite DD....Harry was scared and sick and 
confused and ashamed and *angry* DD wouldn't look him in the eyes.  
No love to block Voldemort out there!!! Plus, Harry never really 
*wanted* to block Voldemort out!  Harry *wanted* to see what was 
lying in the DoM. So basically Harry's mood all year was conducive 
to welcoming Voldemort in! 

Personally, I believe that this coming summer Harry is going to need 
more work at using *his weapon* or whatever else it takes to block 
Voldemort out. Also, I think Dumbledore and everyone else have 
learned their lesson about keeping Harry shut out of what's going 
on. Harry now knows his destiny, and it would be wise for DD and the 
others to start preparing him for it full-force. I personally think 
Harry has a lot to learn before facing Voldemort again! No one can 
say he's physically or mentally or in any way at all ready to defeat 
Voldemort! Luck isn't going to win this for him in the end, I don't 
think. Harry has always taken burdens to face and defeat evil upon 
himself, but this is different. This is the first time he was 
actually told, "It's up to you. No one else can do it." Harry is 
going to need help preparing for this.

I think that Harry is going to be getting a lot of visitors in the 
summer of Book 6. But first of all, I think once Harry has healed 
enough on the inside, he will start visiting Mrs. Figg regularly--
not only to find out what's going on in the WW, but just as much to 
have some relief from the real world and life with the Dursley's. 
And I think that, if not DD personally, Lupin and some of the others 
(and maybe even Snape--who knows!) will meet up with Harry there, to 
work with him or just be there for him. But I think it would be 
prudent for DD to start taking a more active role in teaching Harry. 
DD should now see that Harry needs him personally. 

I think this coming summer is going to be a lot different for our 
Harry! Better late than never, I guess!

Lots of love to you all on Valentine's Day!

Jaimee