The Second Voldemort War, Stage II

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 91143


> bboy_mn:
> 
> As far as remote viewing through Harry's eye while they are both
> awake, there are some subtle hints that this might be occurring, as
> when Harry feel an angry snake welling up inside him when he looks at
> Dumbledore.<snip>

Annemehr:
See, this is part of what's confusing.  Harry never feels the snake
inside when he merely looks at Dumbledore, no matter what his feelings
are at the moment.  It happens when *their eyes meet* the night of the
attack on Arthur Weasley.  It happens again when Dumbledore *takes
Harry's wrist* just before disappearing the night the DA was
discovered.  I am at a loss to explain why the scar link works this
way.  It seems to be triggered more by any type of extra closeness to
Dumbledore than by any feelings of Harry's.  I am not sure what to
make of this.  Maybe Voldemort really was beginning to possess Harry,
but in such a weak manner so far that the only indication was the
surge of hatred the possessor felt when Dumbledore got too close to
the possessee.  Subtle possession might help explain how it was that
Voldemort was able to send Harry the images of the DoM and the
supposed torture of Sirius, I suppose.

These snaky episodes also make apparent how utterly disatrous it would
have been for Dumbledore to try to teach Harry Occlumency that year.

bboy_mn:
> 
> While we will have to wait for the book to prove me out, I think
> because Harry has the scar, he has the tightest connection; [...]
However, now that Voldemort
> is aware of the connection, [...] Voldemort
> could increase the effectiveness of his own connection through the
> focused effort of Legilimency.
> 
> Either way, it's not like watching TV for either of them, [...]And
>  now that they are both aware of the connection and it's potential, I
> think they are both going to be blocking their minds against the
> other. [...]
> Just a few thoughts.
> 
> bboy_mn

Annemehr:
I think you are quite right, especially about the lopsided connection.
 Harry has the scar itself, which does seem to be the naturally
stronger end.  Interestingly, not only did it give him emotions and
visions first, but apparently it only gives him the pain. The pain has
 at times been debilitating, but also served as a warning when Harry
was as young as eleven.  Voldemort has the more cunning mind and
developed talent, but Harry has the power (I'll call it love) which
repels Voldemort.

And yes, there will be a battle of wills over blocking their own minds
and seeing into the other's.  Voldemort, of course (IMO), will try to
make it so that all the seeing is done by himself into Harry, and may
indeed leave himself vulnerable that way.  In OoP, Dumbledore
emphasized Harry blocking his own mind over any thought of using the
connection to see into Voldemort's, which seems quite prudent.  I
admit I can't guess what Dumbledore's ultimate strategy would be
beyond preventing Harry from being possessed or tricked again, but I
do wonder what the full power of the scar link will turn out to be. 
Perhaps a final melding of Harry's and Voldemort's -- what -- psyches,
with a desperate battle for control foreshadowed by the joined wands
in the GoF graveyard?

Annemehr
getting ahead of herself, maybe