LV in the MOM Atrium; Harry's Possession?

[Chys Sage Lattes]

No: HPFGUIDX 126867


> Geoff:
> <snip>
> Harry tells Bellatrix that she should save her breath - Voldemort 
> cannot hear her, whereupon said gentleman suddenly appears in the 
> middle of the hall. He complains that the Death Eaters have 
> allowed Harry to thwart him again and attempts to cast the Avadra 
> Kedavra spell which is blocked by the wizard statue.
> 
> Dumbledore appears in front of the golden gates and he and 
> Voldemort exchange spells. Dumbledore has his "Tom" conversation 
> and there is a further battle between them. Harry is quite able 
> to see what is going on even though the statue is keeping him 
> back.
> 
> Then, when it seems that Voldemort is trying to flee and Harry 
> attempts to come out from behind the statue, that is when the 
> possession occurs....
> 
> (OOTP "The Only One He Ever Feared" condensed from pp. 716-719 UK 
> edition)
> 
> As far as I read it, this is a real event. Voldemort is not 
> a "projection"; he has come, forced into the action because 
> events have gone against his planning. So I don't follow your 
> reasoning...



Sorry, I haven't read it in a while so I honestly forgot the first 
part or didn't understand it the first time around. (That was why 
I initially hated the HP books, I couldn't understand the story 
because some of how it was written made it sound unclear to me.) 

I had meant during the possession, was he there, or had he gone by 
then?- and he was actually possessed, correct? That part, in 
writing, sounded quite vague of details to me.  It really sounded 
to me like Harry was first being defended by the statue then was 
being held back by it, and either the lack of knowledge on what's 
going on, or his inability to contribute, may have given me the 
impression he was helpless there.

It also just seemed wrong that it would contradict everything that 
had happened previously in the book- LV trying to get Harry to get 
the prophecy for him, and then suddenly showing up there anyway. 

I've only read book 5 once before, and it was rushed on loan from 
a friend, and am still in the process of finding another one for 
keeps, so forgive me if i have forgotten the play-by-play.


Chys