Possession

[slytherin_jenn]

No: HPFGUIDX 177984


Leainne:

> I would think that if only a piece of VM's soul was possessing
> Ginny, that it would be weaker than the actual possession
> that Harry experienced when VM possessed him briefly in
> OotP.  It is true that the latter experience was extremely short,
> but I didn't get the impression that Harry lost a sense of self
> or loss of memory.  The fact that he can remember this experience
> should have made it obvious to him that there was a different
> kind of possession that was possible.  <SNIP>
>

Celoneth:
I think the difference in reactions had to do somewhat with how Harry
viewed his possession vs. Ginny. Ginny didn't know that Voldemort (or
someone evil) was trying to possess her, she trusted the diary like a
close friend. Harry knew that it was Voldemort trying to possess him
and fought against it. By the time Ginny grew scared of the diary she
was already so emotionally attached that she couldn't let it go,
unlike Harry who Voldemort only tried to genuinly possess for a moment
with Harry's knowledge. I don't know about physical proximity,
probably emotional proximity is more important but physical proximity
probably plays a part as we see the way the locket affects Ron when he
wears it.
Celoneth