Family ties.

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No: HPFGUIDX 117283


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snow15145" <snow15145 at y...> wrote:
> Then again was Riddle an accomplished legilemence at this point, I 
> doubt it
he was only 16. Diary/Tom couldn't see the part of Voldemort 
> that lies within Harry
and Voldemort himself since has never 
> connected to the fact that any part of him is missing, except for his 
> immortality factor. 
> Look at it this way, if Voldemort could access Harry's thoughts why 
> would it be necessary to attempt to possess Harry at the Ministry? If 
> Voldemort was already aware, via the connection factor, that he could 
> access Harry's thoughts `inside' of Harry there would be little need 
> to possess him physically. No I don't believe it has gone to that 
> extent yet. Voldemort has never realized the available access to his 
> Harry self. But it is questioning why Voldemort, when he was actually 
> possessing Harry at the Ministry, did not see or rather feel his own 
> presence in Harry. 
> 

I read the possession at the Ministry as a ploy, a last gasp effort that
would persuade DD to zap Harry in the hopes of nailing Voldy or forcing
him out of Harry. 

Possession is a bit different to Legilimancy, the effects on Harry were
markedly different.

Now; one interesting speculation that arises from your last sentence.
This is the first time (since Godric's Hollow if you go along with the
possession theories, or ever if you don't) that we know that Voldy
has possessed Harry.

What if - when he withdrew the fragment of himself inside Harry was
re-united with the rest of the Voldy mind. No  evidence either way yet,
and the first hint in the next book would be if Harry's scar starts playing
up again. If it does then Voldy's still in there. But if it doesn't then he
isn't.

Two  consequences that I can see if the Voldy bit has gone:
1. Harry will no longer  get a warning that Voldy is up to something.
2. A re-united Voldy might well be a stronger Voldy.

Could happen, but unlikely IMO. Too soon. Book 7 maybe - as lead-up
to the final resolution.

Kneasy