Did Harry "die" [was: Re: In the beginning]
cubfanbudwoman
susiequsie23 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Mar 4 01:34:18 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 91995
Sue originally posted:
> > I believe it is possible that what happened at Godrick's Hollow
> > is that Voldemort's life force was transfered to Harry. IOW,
> > Harry actually "died" and was immediatly filled with the life
> > force of Tom Riddle by a rebounded curse caused by some sort of
> > charm used by Lilly.
> <SNIP>
> they (Harry and Voldemort) were in "essence" sharing the same
> life force. "Neither can live while the other survives."
Then Max:
> For instance, it would explain how Harry appropriated various
> skills from Voldemort. <snip> it might also explain why
> Voldemort's body was never found. <snip>
Then Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> > Okay, Max & Sue. Can you go a little further with this theory?
> > Can you explain how you see the conclusion? This almost seems to
> > necessitate Harry's death in the end, does it not?
> >
And Sue again:
> Here's what I think...Voldemort was not "supposed" to survive what
> happened in GH. His time was done. Unfortunately, what
> ever "dangerous transformations" he underwent prevented his death
> as we understand it. Voldemort is a sort of parasite, sharing
> Harry's "life force" and even drawing it from him, the longer he
> maintains a body the more entwined Harry and Voldemort will
> become. In the end Harry will have to extract himself (and all of
> the "life force") completely from Voldemort and when that happens
> Voldemort will die (really this time).
>
> Based on how I see it, if *Harry* were to die, that would mean
> Voldemort would go on to live for a very long time. Harry has to
> survive and keep the "life force" within himself in order to save
> the WW from a long reign of terror by the "Dark Lord". In the
> end, the battle will take place inside Harry's head or on some
> other plane and will envolve the force of a sort of "mental
>Patronus".
And finally, Susan again:
See? This is where I'm losing it. At first, I thought this was
posited as **Harry** essentially died and was replaced with a
portion of VOLDEMORT'S essence, while a vaporized form of Voldy also
whipped off to try to rebuild. But now as I read this, it sounds as
if you're saying HARRY survived and his life force is inside Voldy.
I'm not saying I don't like the idea, and I'm not trying to
nitpick. [Really!] I'm just trying to understand what it is you're
suggesting might have happened.
Siriusly Snapey Susan
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