Horcrus disposal (was Re: The List update)

[annemehr]

Pippin: 
> Voldemort's body vanished when he possessed Harry at the MoM.
> If he were possessing Nagini and Nagini were killed, what would
> become of him if his horcruxes had been destroyed?  If Voldemort is 
> possessing Nagini when he dies, that will spare Harry having to kill
> a human being.

Anne:
His body vanished?  I had wondered whether Voldemort apparated out of
the column of water into a handy nearby broom closet or something, and
then his psyche or whatever left his own body to possess Harry's. 
This, of course, would make possessing someone while you have a body
of your own a somewhat risky business -- something which as a vapor
entity he didn't have to deal with.

On the other hand, I tried not to think about the possibility that
Voldemort entered Harry with his entire body and soul (or what was
left of it).  It's technically imaginable, since there's actually
plenty of room between atoms in a "solid" body, and it might help
account for the pain.

Anyway, I find it hard to imagine that Voldemort's body simply
vanished into nothing during that time, although for all I know that's
exactly what JKR intended.

Yours is still an interesting scenario.

> I suspect Harry will inadvertently kill Voldemort too
> soon, decide to chuck the last horcrux through the veil, and that's
> when ESE!Lupin will try  to stop him.

Aha, the veil.  No matter what the timing, it seems like it would be a
way for Harry to dispose of all of them.  We have no idea why Harry
got off so easily destroying the diary while dealing with the ring
cost Dumbledore his arm, and we have no idea how Harry or even
Hermione are supposed to research Horcrux disposal -- but I can see
Harry managing to sneak into the DoM again with his cloak and a few
other accoutrements courtesy of Fred and George. We can assume
Dumbledore would not have risked doing this for fear of being caught
and tipping his hand to LV, but Harry might get away with it
especially if he does all of them at once.

Anne