Long lived

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 100690

snipping of arrowsmithbit's interesting post: 
  
> "Ah!" you say, "but we know about Tom, his birth and his 
antecedents. 
> That doesn't fit. So there. Weasel out of that one."
> 
> If Tom is Voldy, pure and simple, I can't. But I don't believe he 
is; 
> Voldy is Tom plus something else IMO, something that  was in the 
> Chamber.  Something that  had been hanging around, tapping it's 
foot, 
> waiting for somebody like Tom to turn up and be possessed and do 
it's 
> bidding. Something that in form is  very like the vapour of the 
> Vapour!Mort formed after Godrics Hollow and Crumble!Quirrell. It 
wasn't 
> a spell  that created the vaprous entity - that was it's natural 
form; 
> take away the body it's possessing and that's what's left. It'll 
hang 
> around, weakened until it finds another victim. And it's damn near 
> immortal; as DD says "Not being truly alive he cannot be killed"  
(PS 
> chap 17) And unrepentantly evil to boot.

Meri now, intrigued: So, let me get this straight. Your theory is 
that Vapo!Mort has existed for quite some time, perhaps even as long 
as the Chamber of Secrets itself, and it lay there peacefully 
waiting for some young innocent like Riddle to stumble upon it? 
Fascinating. I think that this would sort of reinforce the choice 
theme of the books, wouldn't it. Had Tom Riddle simply been born 
evil then he wouldn't really have had much choice in becoming who he 
became, but if, like Quirrell he *invited* an evil being into his 
body and succumbed to his more negative qualities (ie: Anakin 
Skywalker going to the dark side and becoming Darth Vader) then it 
would truly have been his choice to become evil. My imagination is 
piqued. (Though admittedly this doesn't explain why Tom Riddle's 
father needed to be used for the resurection. Why not a different 
wizard?) I am also wondering what implications this could have for 
the prophecy. Maybe this means that Harry while the only one who can 
defeat theoretical Vapo!Mort he is also the only body that can truly 
support Vapo!Mort. So maybe Harry is the one with the power to 
vanquish the Dark Lord, and maybe if Vapo!Mort were to posess Harry 
then Harry would die and LV would live. But unless he can posses 
Harry, Vapo!Mort isn't really alive? Did anything I just say make 
any sense? Anyway, good on ya, Kneasy. Nice theorizing.
Meri