DD's greatest fear -The Scar Connection

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 108228

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<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:

> 
> SSSusan:
> I sent a question about this offlist to Pippin, but then I realized 
> I'd like to hear others' thoughts on it, if anyone's interested in 
> responding.  
> 
> *IF* I've understood Pippin's 2nd sentence correctly [notice the Big 
> If], then she's saying that DD's great fear was that Voldy would 
> *force him* to attack Harry.
> 
> Here's my question.  Is this what DD's was talking about when he 
> said he couldn't make direct eye contact w/ Harry throughout this 
> school year?  
> 
> Or have I missed the point here altogether?  :-|
> 
> Can others weigh in on this, please? 
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan


Asian_lovr2:

I speculate (Ha, like you didn't already know that).

To Pippin's quote, how about this scenerio; when Harry looks into
Dumbledore's eyes he feels Voldemort rise up inside him and feels the
urge to attack Dumbledore. Dumbledore acknowledges this, then says
something to the effect that when they make eye contact, he detects
traces of Voldemort in Harry's eyes (paraphrased). This eye contact
seems to amplify Voldemort's presents in Harry. If sustained,
Voldemort, through the scar link, may have actually been able to force
Harry to attack Dumbledore. In that circumstance, Dumbledore would
have been forced to defend himself against Harry; in a sense, attack
or counter-attack Harry. Or restated, 'Voldy would *force him*
(Dumbledore) to attack Harry'. Note; that's exactly what Voldy tried
to do when he possessed Harry in the Atrium of the MoM; force Dumbly
to attack Harry. 

To eye contact in general, I think this is in many part and at many
levels. Partly, I think that Dumbledore was feinting an indifference
toward Harry, hoping that this preceived indifference would imply to
any awareness Voldemort might have that Harry and Dumbledore were
merely Headmaster and student. 

Another aspect becomes very apparent when Arthur is attacked. A couple
of instances occur where Harry and Dumbledore make eye contact, and
Harry feels and Dumbledore sees Voldemort rising up in Harry. 

As I said before, the eye contact seems to act as an amplifier. It's
possible when Harry and Dumbledore make eye contact, that Harry need
for Dumbledore's approval and acknowledgement cause Harry to open
himself emotionally to Dumbledore presents, that emotion and thought
of Dumbledore is passed through the scar connection, and brings
Dumbledore into Voldy's mind. Voldy hates Dumbledore with a passion
and upon thinking of him, would immediately swell with that hatred and
thoughts of all the horrible things he would like to do to Dumbledore.
These thoughts are then transmitted back to Harry who feels Voldy's
presents and anger inside himself. 

Now, if things had progressed to the point where Voldemort understood
the scar connection, in those times when Voldy sensed Dumbledore's
presence, he could attempt to force Harry to act out Voldemort
feelings. At other times, this may have been Voldy's signal to
concentrate and increase the clarity of the connection in order to spy
on Dumbledore. 

We, as readers, see in the book how this 'scar connection' plays out,
but attempting foresight, Dumbledore must anticipate these things, and
there is no guarantee that when the 'two way' connection is made, 
Dumbledore will be aware of it. So, in foresight, he surely thinks
it's best to keep his contact with Harry to an absolute minimum.

Just a few thoughts.


Steve/asian_lovr2