Ginny and the Veil

[dcgmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 107539

 > Now Cory:
 > 
 > I don't know whether young TR saw MM's death or not, but for 
 > purposes of your argument, I would argue that it does not 
matter.
> > > > [snip]  Thus, if we are theorizing that Ginny was mesmerized 
by the veil because of her possession by Riddle, it should not matter 
whether Riddle saw MM's death.  [snip] . . . this assumes that being 
entranced by the veil and seeing the thestrals are triggered by 
*exactly* the same thing, which is not necessarily true.  We know 
that seeing the thestrals is triggered by *seeing* death.  It is 
possible that entrancement by the veil results from something else 
relating to death, other than physically seeing it.
[snip]

gmck:

There have been some persuasive comments along these lines about 
tangential causes of attraction related but not identical to the 
threstral trigger.  

The one that seems to make the most sense to me at present is the 
fact that Ginny's encounter with Riddle led to a near-death 
experience.  (Witness Riddle's near-solidity when Harry arrives in 
the chamber.)

Another similarly plausible hypothesis is that Ginny has entertained 
thoughts of suicide as a consequence of her diary-possession.  When 
she is telling Harry about her experience, she does note that she was 
sufficiently frustrated and afraid when she first began awaking with 
no memory that she became quite desperate.  (I really have to start 
quoting more specifically...)

Anyway, suffice to say my feet have moved on this topic...  :-?