Harry's midriff sensation Was:Re: All the protections in Harry Potter

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 89702

Christal wrote:

Now my question about Umbridge:
The first 10 times I read this book (OotP), I seemed to have not 
registered this part. On page 275 of the American Version, Umbridge 
is examining Harry's hand the final time. ...At the same time, he had 
a most peculiar sensation somewhere around his midriff.
 
Now realizing that all throughout the book we are led to assume that 
this had nothing to do with Umbridge really, but just happened to 
coincide with Harry being here with her, I am not too sure now. When 
reading this tonight, this struck me plainly as arousal. A sick and 
twisted type. Almost as though Voldemort got turned on by this woman.

Berit replies:

I don't know all the quotes, but I seem to recall Harry gets this 
peculiar sensation around his midriff (along with the scar hurting) 
more than once in the book. The incident you are referring to are 
only the first one. Later on Harry recognizes that the peculiar 
sensation signifies Voldemort is pleased about something. Harry 
learns to feel the difference between Voldie being angry and Voldie 
being happy. I doubt Voldemort was (sexually) aroused by Umbridge 
when she touched Harry. I doubt he'd be aroused by anybody :-) He 
just comes across as the sort of guy who is way past caring or 
feeling those kind of things. I think it more likely it was a 
coincidence Umbridge happened to touch Harry at the very same moment 
Harry "detected" Voldemort's contentment. If you read on a few pages 
(OoP p. 258 UK Ed); the morning after Harry's midriff sensation, the 
Daily Prophet reports that Sturgis Podmore has just been convicted of 
trespass and attempted robbery at the Ministry of Magic, and has been 
sentenced to six months in Azkaban. I think it likely Voldemort's 
happy mood had something to do with him hearing the news of Podmore's 
sentence.

Berit