Inside Harry's mind

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 117571


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
 
> No longer the well-meaning, slightly dim, ready to jump to the wrong 
> conclusion for the right reasons Harry, but a progression to a stroppy, 
> irritable, bad-tempered, disobedient and thoroughly awkward customer 
> ready to be misled by outside influences - even after he'd been warned 
> of the possibility. Why the change? The events in the graveyard, of 
> course. Any restraint the Lily Protection had on the Voldy!Fragment has 
> now gone and it's effect is beginning to show. DD is worried about it 
> too - "But in essence divided?" A question, note; not a statement. 
> After Harry has his Arthur dream DD is worried that Harry is quite 
> literally not himself.

Annemehr:
Oooooooh. Never even thought of that before, the Lily-protection-thing
keeping Harry's inner Voldy in check.

In CoS, it almost seems that Dumbledore views Harry carrying a bit of
LV around an advantage, doesn't it? "Not something he meant to do." 
But after GoF, he's afraid of it.

Puts a new spin on the Occlumency lessons, too.  If LV is putting
thoughts into Harry's head, is he really doing it *through* Harry's
bit of him?  That would negate any considerations of distance between
their physical bodies; LV now has a permanent proximity to him and
something much, much more intimate than mere eye contact.  It gets LV
behind all the Hogwarts defenses in a way, as well.

But on Harry's side, he's very stubborn. Determined. Strong-willed.  I
think that quality is all Harry's.  So he'll put up quite a fight.

*rubs hands together in anticipation*

Annemehr