Apparate to Possess

[Barry Arrowsmith]

 >
 > As preparation for HBP I've been dusting off my old theory,    > that 
Kneasy led me into, that Harry was Possessed by LV at   > Godric's 
Hollow, and some explanation for the 'missing' 24    >  hours.
 > As part of this I've recently come up with the following idea.
 > Voldemort definitely Possessed Harry in the Ministry of          > 
Magic.
 > But what is the mechanism for Possession ?
 > Is Possession a more finely focused development of
 > Apparation ?


Kneasy:
Possession. At last!

"O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

But soft. Restrain yourself.
Mask the manic eyes and the foam-flecked lips.
Appear reasonable, considered, judicious.
And besides, Phil has noticed a possible wrinkle, indeed a possible 
clue, that may add to our sum of knowledge of that fascinating subject.

 >
JKR gives a detailed description of Apparating in GoF, a suspicious 
reader might say unusually detailed.

  "GoF, Chapter 'The Portkey', page 63 UK"

'You have to pass a test to Apparate ?' Harry asked.
'Oh yes,' said Mr Weasley...'The Department of Magical           
Transportation had to fine a couple of people the other day for 
Apparating without a licence.
It's not easy, Apparition, and when it's not done properly it
can lead to nasty complications. This pair I'm talking about    went 
and splinched themselves.'

'Er - splinched ?' said Harry.
'They left half of themselves behind,' said Mr Weasley...
 > snip>

When LV left Harry at GH, theory still being dusted, he              
splinched himself (and Harry)so that a part of LV remained in Harry, 
and part of Harry was in LV.
Hence the mind link, stronger than the scar link, when LV      regained 
a body at the end of GoF.
  >

Kneasy:
It's an interesting possibility.
If it's not a variant of Apparating then at the very least it could be 
a similar technique. A projection over a distance of mind and/or 
matter.

Splinching is regarded as poorly exercised magic. What happened between 
Harry and Voldy at GH was an unintended result, yes - but a result of 
the protection that had been emplaced rather than sloppy casting on the 
part of his evilness, I think. Mind you, explaining a split personality 
in terms of apparating would make a mental division easier to envisage 
and accept.
But it's the result that counts. Voldy was split.
(But see below.)

Reading the books, there seem to be a surprising number of magical 
devices whose sole purpose is to be aimed at the minds of others. From 
Confundus, Legilimancy (type A - with wand), Imperio, Legilimancy (type 
B -  without wand, Voldy and DD for the use of) and through to 
Possession, it resembles a sliding scale of intrusion, with the upper 
reaches accessible only to the most powerful of wizards. (I'd rate 
Legilimancy type B higher than Imperio because it's performed without 
wands and, so far as we know, only the top two rated wizards in the 
world are expert.)

We've known from book 1 that Voldy can possess, if riding as a hag is 
true possession, though colonisation might be a more accurate word to 
use in that instance. But there may be parallels - the scar and it's 
associated powers may be Quirrell and Face writ small.

Shamefully, despite all my past whitterings about Voldy invading Harry, 
the thought that there's a reciprocal deal, that part of Harry now 
resides in Voldy has never occurred to me. Blinkered, you see.  Must 
open my mind to encompass such wonderful possibilities. What else has 
slipped beneath the radar?

Must give this theory  some thought. I promise to post something on 
this in a day or so.


Phil:
 >
Then in OoP, Chapter 'The Only One He Ever Feared', pages 719-720 UK.
The splinching may have been 'repaired' by the *second*       
possession in the Ministry of Magic. DD's crooked nose was inches from 
Harry's as Harry recovered from the possession, so DD was probably 
checking by eye contact whether LV could still be seen in Harry's eyes. 
This may explain how DD was able to face Harry back at Hogwarts.

  It seems such a minor detail, but could Possession be very accurate 
Apparition ?
And has the 'second' posssession undone any Splinching ?
This may mean that Harry is no longer a Parselmouth besides breaking 
the mind link.
 >

Kneasy:
The possibility that Voldy is once again whole has been the  subject of 
posts of mine in the past.

Brief resume.
Harry  has scar plus powers, a Voldy enclave. It serves some useful 
purpose, it warns (non-specifically) when Voldy is stirring, it's 
responsible for his parceltongue ability plus other stuff (wish I knew 
what).

GoF. Voldy overcomes Lily's protection, he can touch Harry, and it's 
from there that we can trace the mind connection between the two. Now 
it's no longer  non-specific; both of them have clear mind images of 
what's going on, or of what Voldy wants Harry to see. It's as if the 
protection quarantined the invasive bits and when the protection was 
negated the Voldy bits grew more powerful, or at least had a greater 
influence over Harry. A  foreign body had been encysted, now the cyst 
was breaking down, it's contents leaking. There is a danger of a 
systemic infection, though it hasn't happened yet. ("But in essence 
divided?" And what if the answer had been "No."?) The protection wasn't 
just against external dangers but internal ones too. Harry is very 
vulnerable.

OoP. Voldy enters Harry. A full possession. He is forced to withdraw. 
He *could* have taken his strays with him ("Come to papa"). 
Unfortunately it happened right at the end of the book and no 
opportunity has arisen to test the scar, powers, or mind contact. Damn.

Speculation.
If they have returned to where they belong expect Voldy to be stronger 
and Harry not to have any warning when Voldy's up to something. No more 
need for Legilimancy.

If they haven't (my bet) Harry is in danger of becoming more like Voldy 
as the influence exerted becomes stronger. Legilimancy becomes 
immensely more difficult, it may even be too late for it  to be 
effective;  the real danger is already inside Harry.
Now won't that be fun?