Did Harry "die" [was: Re: In the beginning]

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 92022

Susan:
> > 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
> 
Sue's explanation:
> Okay, again, with an attempt at clarity.  I am basically 
> defining "life force" as something non-specific to a person.  Not a 
> soul, in other words.  Here's my thinking: AK kills the person, ie. 
> removes the life force.  The soul travels on to where ever souls go 
> and the body is left behind.  The soul in this instance would 
contain 
> the personality, memories etc. of the person AKed.  The life force 
is 
> destroyed and the person dead.
> 
> With this in mind then, AK hits the charmed baby Harry, destroying 
> his life force, while at the same instant rebounding (I will add 
here 
> that for this to have happened, the AK curse now carries with it 
> Lilly's charm) on Voldemort, destroying his body, and sending his 
> life force back to Harry.  Harry's soul had no time to leave and 
> before the body died, Voldemort's life force enters Harry's body, 
> saves the baby and carries with it some very interesting baggage. 
> Harry is saved, Voldemort is vaper and the "old magic" Lily used 
> worked beautifully, but had some odd side effects.  Soooooo, 
> Harry "died" without dying.
> 
> Here's the short form:
> 1.Lilly charms Harry
> 
> 2.AK hits Harry, destroys life force, picks up charm and rebounds 
on V
> Charmed AK destroys V's body and sends life force back to Harry 
> (along with baggage)
> 
> 3. Harry receives life force and some odd skills
> 
> 4. What is left of Voldemort is gone (he did some interesting charm 
> work too), Harry (new and improved)lives with nothing but a scar.
> 
> Confused?  Me too, I said I needed an aspirin.
> 

Susan again:
Sue, I think I'm more confused by all the Sues and Susans than 
anything else. :-)  And, now that you've explained it, I like it 
MORE, not less.  I wouldn't give it up!!

Siriusly Snapey Susan