A dastardly Voldy plan - was: Re: Lockets

[Lyn J. Mangiameli]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "snow15145" <kking0731 at g...> wrote:
> 

> Snow:
> 
> JKR's website offers a bit of an information about the Diary-Horcrux:
> 
> "In 'Chamber of Secrets', what would have happened if Ginny had died 
> and Tom Riddle had escaped the diary?
> I can't answer that fully until all seven books are finished, but it 
> would have strengthened the present-day Voldemort considerably."
> 
> Interesting that Diary!Tom would have strengthened the present-day 
> Voldy, but how? Wouldn't they, like you said Kim, be two separate 
> persons? Maybe the Horcrux reincarnation portion of Voldy seeks out 
> its creator and rejoins him. 

Lyn now:
You might find it interesting to review Kneasy's post  "Credit where credit is due" of my 
email to him on my pre-HBP thoughts on this.  Yes, I think it possible that LV can re-
incorporate his HXs to renew his powers.
> 
> Snip>
> 
> The Horcrux!Nagini fed Vapormort transforming him into the snakelike 
> babymort. Voldy was able to use Nagini to become something more than 
> vapor but didn't have to physically join with the snake.


Lyn now:
Yes LV actually relates pretty much the story of this in the graveyard in GOF: "a spell or 
two of my own invention...a little help from my dear Nagini." "a potion concocted from 
unicorn blood, and the snake venom Nagini provided...I was soon returned to an almost 
human form...."

<snip>
>  
> I thought that the Horcrux was created as an immortality measure that 
> simply prohibits the mother source of Voldy's soul to truly die
but 
> it appears that these bits of soulcrux'es can be used to strengthen 
> the creator as well if they are introduced to a human source (or 
> soul) for rejuvenation. Ginny would have been the sacrificial soul 
> that allowed the Horcrux of the Diary to become a living soul once 
> more. 
>

Lyn now:
Exactly what I speculated in that email to Kneasy. I think the guide in all of this is another 
statement from LV in the graveyard: "But I was willing to embrace mortal life again, before 
chasing immortality. I set my sights lower...I would settle for my old body back again, and 
my old strength."

My guess is that every time LV split his soul to form a HX he also divided some of his 
power. He didn't really give it up, by he compartmentalized it outside of himself, still 
available for return if so needed. At the height of his powers, he had power to spare, 
sufficient to exchange a portion for immortality. The events at GH changed that. He now 
needs to regain that power, at least temporarily.

I suspect, again back to that email to Kneasy, that LV has been cautiously seeking out 
some of his HXs to re-establish his powers. The reintegration is not easy, and likely 
requires some contribution of the life force of another to effect the reintegration. It may 
well be that the bone of the father in GOF was one of the HX's and the other components 
were necessary to effect that reincorporation.  Indeed, I strongly suspect that is what took 
place in the graveyard.

What this means, if true, is that destruction of the remaining HXs will not escape LVs 
attention, and that such destruction is urgent not just so as to kill LV, but to prevent him 
from regaining even greater powers. 

Also, if the bone of the father was indeed a HX, then it adds to the plausibility that LV was 
indeed intending to use an eventually dead infant Harry as his next HX. Aligning 
Possession Theory with HX. Possession first to learn of whatever powers/threat resided 
within the infant and to remove them, transfer of a portion of the soul next achieved by 
the necessary death of James (and why Lily's death was unnecessary), death of Harry to 
seal the soul fragment within him and form the HX. Then the ironical knowledge that the 
"threat" now served as a secret stepping stone towards his immortality.

Finally, if one re-reads the graveyard scene, one will find more than one statement by LV 
that the DeathEaters knew of his steps towards immortality (and thus why they should 
have known he was not dead). That may or may not mean than many of the Death Eaters 
know about HXs, but perhaps lack the capability (right now) to generate their own. Perhaps 
one of the ways he obtains their allegience is the promise to eventually show them how to 
make one for themselves.  ["Not now little Death Eater, right how you need all of your 
powers, but stick with me and your powers will expand, and eventually I'll be able to teach 
you how to make a HX of your own."]

Anyway, just some thoughts for fun.