OOTP (Book 5) , Harry's dreams down ministry corridor

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 182090

---  "susanfullin" <susanfullin at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi all!
> Bet everyone has written about this tons of times, but I 
> haven't read everything yet, and this is bothering me.
> When Harry had dreams of the MOM corridor with the black 
> door of the Dept of Mysteries, who was he 'following' 
> mentally? LV?? But LV wasn't in the MOM. I understand he was
> in the snake when Mr. Weasley was attacked, but in the other
> dreams it seemed that LV knew what was behind the door of the
> round room with blue candles. Harry saw the door open and was
> almost in that room. How did LV get there? Had he been all 
> the way into the prophecy room?
>
> Anyone have answers?? Thanks!
>
> Susan
>

bboyminn:

Keep in mind several things are going on here. When Voldemort
is mentally obsessing about the Dept of Mysteries, he likely
in his lifetime has seen that corridor, but has no idea what is
beyond the black door or how to open it. At this stage Harry's
dreams are very vague, and as I said, simply represent
Voldemort obsessing on the idea.

Later as Voldemort gains more information, the dream become
more vivid to Harry, as Voldemort is obsessing in greater
detail.

But there comes a point, where Voldemort is injecting images
into Harry's mind, and this is also near the time when
Voldemort gets more details about what is literally inside
the Department of Mysteries from ???what's his name??? - the
guy who used to work there. 

Also, keep in mind that if Voldemort wants detailed images 
of some place he's never been, he only has to look inside
???what's his name's??? mind to see them. 

So, Voldemort is never physically there, but his mind is
there in the sense that he is obsessed with the idea of 
going there, and later with the idea of getting Harry to 
go there. 

That explains how the dream become more vivid, detailed,
and accurate over time.

Steve/bboyminn