LV, Nagini and Harry

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 159061

---  "sridharj_ap" <sherlocksridhar at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I was rereading OOP and was struck by a question I 
> couldn't answer. ... Why is Harry able to "see" only
> when LV possesses Nagini? Otherwise, he is only able to
> feel LV's mood (again, only if it is intense).
> 
> Is it somehow related to the fact that Harry can 
> understand Parseltongue? 
> 


bboyminn:

Not quite true, there is one other scene that comes to mind
when Harry sees through Voldemort's eyes that doesn't 
involve Nagini. It is the scene where Voldemort is talking 
to Rookwood. At the end Voldemort with Harry seeing through
his eyes walks to a mirror and looks at himself. The vision
Harry sees in that mirror wakes him up.

I think what the books is showing us is that Harry is able
to get deeper into Voldemort's mind. Notice in the beginning
Harry generally senses Voldemort strongest feelings, but
later he is able to sense more subtle feeling and understand
them more precisely. Initially he senses Voldemort's anger 
and hatred, but later he is able to sense and understand joy
as well as anger.

Obviously since the 'scar connection' has been there since
the beginning of the series, I think it will in some way
become important to the final outcome; though it's 
significant could be either major or minor.

> Sridhar continues:
>
> Another related question is if Nagini is a young Basilisk,
> but that somehow does not fit in. If Nagini is one, then 
> biting Arthur should have killed him, since the bite was 
> severe and there was a considerable time before Arthur 
> was in St. Mungo's.
> 
> Any answers/theories/opinions?
> 
> Regards
> Sridhar


bboyminn:

Based on our best analysis of Nagini in previous discussions
she is not any known snake, nor by any analysis can we 
conclude that she is a Basilisk. So, for now the best we can
come up with is that she is a purely fictional snake. JKR
in her book 'Magical Beast and Where to Find Them' and in 
the HP series has not defined any snake or snake like 
creature that matches Nagini. So, again for now, we can only
conclude that she is a real-life but fictional snake; if that
makes any sense. 

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn