CoS clues to Books 6 & 7 analysis

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No: HPFGUIDX 104055

Diana wrote:

Third, Ginny is present during the confrontation (though out cold
and near death) and is the reason Harry went down into the Chamber
in the first place; he wanted to save her. Could Harry's desire to
save Ginny lead him to the final battle with Voldemort? I found
JKR's statement [on her website] that Ginny being the only girl born
into several generations of Weasleys a fascinting fact that may be a
clue to Ginny's importance to future events and her ultimate
importance to Harry. Yes, Harry/Ginny shippers, I'm thinking this
may be a huge hint in that direction. Ron's little eye flicker
toward Harry at the end of OotP when telling Ginny to pick a better
boyfriend next time tells me that Ron *wants* Ginny and Harry to get
together, which I find interesting for a character who's so clueless
about girls and relationships that he can't stop arguing long enough
with the one [Hermione] he likes the most in order to ask her out!
Something tells me Ginny's part in the events to come is going to be
major.

vivian responds:
Good post Diana. I think that Ginny is going to be important at the 
end as well.  JKR has also given us small clues about Ginny 
throughout the books.  I liked when Ginny reminds Harry that she is 
the only person aside from him that was possed by Voldemort/Tom 
Riddle.  I think that Ginny has learned something about Tom during 
CoS.  Weren't they writing back and forth to each other in the 
diary.  I think it would be to Harry's benefit to talk to Ginny about 
her conversations with Tom.  Some other hints about Ginny include the 
fact that she took over Harry's role in Quidditch when he was thrown 
out of the game.  Is this some kind of metaphor for what Ginny will 
do in the end?  Will she step in to help Harry in the final moments.  
She does owe him her life, right?  I also think that Ginny is an 
animagus, or will become one.  She is always described in feline ways 
(in the same manner that Sirius was often described in dog-like ways).

Diana:
 
Fourth, Harry kills Tom Riddle by 'killing' the diary. Maybe the
way to kill Voldemort is by not attacking him directly, but by
attacking his source of power which is separate from him? I can't
remember anything Voldemort might own that would be considered a
source of power to him, but it's an idea, anyway.

vivian:

This is a very good observation.  What if there is a part of Voldemort
inside of Harry?  What if Lily's spell split Voldemort's essence in 
half. The human side (Tom Riddle) was absorbed into baby Harry, and 
the immortal creature Voldemort had become through his many 
transformations, became Vapormort, a kind of undead -- one step away 
from a dementor-like creature.  Or, like the diary, is there another 
version of Voldemort out there that we don't know about?  

Diana:

Fifth, Ron tries to go with Harry all the way into the Chamber, but
is physically separated from him by the collapse of the tunnel.
This separation saves Ron's life, because I would guarantee you that
Ron would have been killed by the basilisk's stare or Tom Riddle
himself if he'd shown up with Harry in the last chamber. Maybe at
the end Ron [or Hermione?] goes most of the way to the final battle
and is separated from Harry at the last moment, thereby saving his
[or her?] life?

vivian:

Yes, good point.  Have you noticed that neither Hermione or Ron have 
ever met Voldemort?  But that Ginny has?  I think this is key. I'm 
not sure why yet. 

Diana:
Sixth, Fawkes saves Harry's life with his tears just moments before
Harry dies from the basilisk venom. Maybe Fawkes [or some other
magical object/person/spell] will do this again and save Harry after
he suffers a mortal wound that would otherwise kill him without this
aid? Whether this miraculous cure would happen before or after
Harry defeats Voldemort is anyone's guess.

vivian:
Could it be Neville's abilities with Herbology?  Or will Snape put a 
stopper on death?

Diana:
Seventh, Harry's discovered a lot about Tom Riddle's past and this
might be very important to how he defeats Voldemort. Harry knows a
lot about Riddle, from his being a half-blood [which Harry revealed
to the DEs in the MoM at the end of OotP] to Riddle's overwhelming
desire to stay at Hogwarts instead of going back to an orphange. I
wonder if Harry's going to discover some heretofore unknown weakness
of Voldemort's because of what he knows about his past?

vivian:

Yes. I think Harry should talk to Ginny.  They were pen pals for a 
whole year...