Voldemort as a Ghost? (Was: Voldemort's ideology?)

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 151567


> Peggy W: 
(adding the "W" because I see there are two Peggy's here)
> Funny you would mention this, because this is actually part of my Pet
> Theory on the Demise of Voldemort, which comes from thinking about
> what happened with the AK that night at Godric's Hollow.
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> The connection is active and holds energy.  Its emblem is Harry's
> lightning bolt scar.  This is very interesting because a lightning
> bolt is a sign of power (as in, High Voltage in the context of
> electricity).  So my proposition is this: when Voldemort's final
> Horcrux is destroyed, Harry and Voldemort will cease being equals
> because Voldemort will again be mortal.  This will break the symmetry
> between them, and the energy that has been held between them all these
> years from the failed Avada Kedavra will then be able to complete its
> job: it will rebound on Voldemort, from Harry.  If Harry is physically
> near Voldemort when this happens (either must die at the hand of the
> other), it will probably kill Voldemort.
> 
> Somehow I have always envisioned this, visually I mean, as appearing
> quite similar to what happened to the reformed Tom Riddle in the
> chamber: dissolving into light.  And then Voldemort will simply no
> longer be.
> 
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I have read some pretty wild theories on this list, but this is one that 
makes sense and that I like and embrace. It also has the benefit of keeping Harry 
from having to commit murder, or at least from actively killing. If it happens 
this way, Voldemort, in essence, will have killed himself. I keep trying to 
find the loophole in the Prophecy that will keep Harry from actually killing 
Voldemort, but I never can. This covers it nicely as it will lead to one dying 
at the hand of the other without Harry actually actively killing Voldemort. 
Thanks, Peggy, you have given me some hope.

Sandy