That ugly baby thing.

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 173609

Annemehr:
> I don't think the "ugly baby thing" at Kings Cross can be the bit 
> of soul from Voldemort's body (the bit he calls "I"), because that
> is the part which is still tied to earth by the Nagini Horcrux. For
> that reason, even though LV collapsed in the Forest like Harry did,
> he could not have had the same near-death experience.  That's why I
> feel sure the fetal thing under the chair is the soul-bit that had 
> been attached to Harry, and it "came along for the ride" with him.

Jen:  I don't think it's the soul left in his body either, for the 
same reason - Nagini.  LV's still anchored.  The attempt to destroy 
one of his own unintentional Horcruxes might have caused him to 
collapse or perhaps it had to do with Voldemort using the Elder wand 
against Harry, who is the real master at that moment...I'm still re-
reading and not certain about canon yet. 

Anyway, I'm glad you pointed out the fetal soul was connected to the 
fetal Voldemort who rebirthed in the graveyard (upthread); JKR had 
promised that would play later and I was looking for it then 
completely passed by the reference, duh.  

She seems to be trying to say something with both the fetal body and 
fetal soul.  That there's always a possibility to start over, even 
for one with the most damaged of souls?  That even as a psychopath he 
can feel remorse and start again (at least in the magical world since 
none of this soul-splitting stuff works by our own rules anyway 
<g>.)  Voldemort responded to the choice of feeling remorse that 
Harry presented to him, he had a fearful reaction to it.  Was that 
meant to be a moment of recognition or merely the dawning of yet 
another flawed plan when it came to Harry Potter?  Probably the 
latter.


Jen, who thought of Annemehr when reading about Dumbledore in 'The 
Prince's Tale'. ;)