Inside Harry's mind

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No: HPFGUIDX 117643


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> wrote:
> 
>  
> > Kneasy:
> > But if it's not an impression, if, as canon suggests, it is a part
> of Voldy....
> > Under such circumstances even Dudders would be a super-wizard.
> 
> Annemehr:
> Whoa! I don't think we can go as far as to say that he had such a huge
> effect on Harry.  Dumbledore did say LV transferred *some* of his
> powers. Apparently [she said dryly] he did not transfer to Harry the
> power to charm the people he needed.  We're not sure if "some of his
> powers" means only certain individual talents (such as Parseltongue),
> or also a general increase in magical ability. But to me, "some"
> doesn't even mean as much as "most."
> 
> I seemed to have been working on my previous post at the same time you
> were doing yours, and in it I explained why I thought we should be
> careful about interpreting Harry's words about a bit of Volemort.  The
> possibilities are endless, but the conclusion can be few. I'm
> perfectly happy to explore their implications, but I'm not betting any
> real money on any of them.
> 

Ah. But. On the other hand and taking all things into consideration,
is it possible for unattached powers to exist?  The way I look at it is
if I said you can use my eyesight,  but I keep my eyes. Wouldn't  work.
Magical skills are in and of the wizard that learns them IMO, otherwise 
they could just be inhaled in the classroom from a jar of 'magic'.
But as we know it's bloody hard work learning spells,  there is no
short cut. Unless something that has *already* learned them takes
up  residence in your mind.

You may not agree, but I'm taking "a bit of himself" literally. It's more
than just powers, it's part of Voldy's spirit, mind, anima that's in there.
And it's that anima that generates, or originally generated, the Voldy
powers that Harry now has for himself.

Kneasy