The Dark Mark

[Bethany]

No: HPFGUIDX 124622



Snow wrote:
> 
> There could be a definite drawback to this proposal; Voldemort 
could 
> never be killed as long as any deatheater remains alive. Then 
again 
> there is always the Harry factor. No one is absolutely certain 
what 
> part or parts of Voldy were transferred to Harry at Godric's 
Hollow 
> but there appears to be some connection between Voldemort touching 
> Pettigrew's scar and Harry feeling pain in his at the same time in 
> the graveyard. There is also a hopeful statement from Voldemort to 
> his deatheaters that can be construed as Voldemort being mortal 
after 
> his rebirth. 
> 
> "But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing 
> immortality." GOF pg. 656
> 
> Voldemort may have lost that particular portion of the dark mark's 
> original connection. The reason he may still be alive is more 
Harry 
> now than the deatheaters. Voldemort is still alive so why would he 
> have reason to question it beyond that point.

Bethany asks:

So are you saying that Harry's scar is the same as the Dark Mark?  I 
think that makes sense - but I also think they differ in the fact 
that the Death Eaters signed up for the mark.  They took it 
willingly.  Harry on the other hand did not.  It was sort of forced 
upon him by Lily's act of protective Love.  In this way I think 
the "scars" differ and so I don't know that they necessarily carry 
the same weight.  I think Harry probably has a much bigger portion 
of LV's powers in that they were sort of sucked out of him without 
his consent.  I doubt he would want anyone to have even close to the 
amount of power that he did and so the DE's would only get a tiny 
bit if that actually is what the Dark Mark represents.  

What I'm trying to say is....  If it's true - the Dark Mark and 
Harry's scar are the same sort of thing, I don't think they would 
have equal power.  I think Harry's would be much more substantial - 
enough that he took enough power from LV to paralyze him for quite 
some time.  Does that make sense?

Perhaps as Harry grew and his powers strengthened, LV powers grew 
accordingly???  That's a whole new topic though...