The Harrycrux
So here's the question related to my last that I can't answer: why do we never see the piece of soul in Harry's scar ever try to "flit in and out of someone" who got "too close to" Harry? Why didn't Voldemort try to possess Ron, or Hermione, or Mrs. Weasley, or Hagrid, if becoming "fond" of a Horcrux leaves one vulnerable to possession?
I can think of a couple of possible answers, but they're not entirely satisfactory.
The first is, embedding a piece of soul in another human's body--well, a human body (unlike a piece of jewelry or a cup) is a natural place for a soul (or piece thereof) to live. So maybe Tom's soul-piece doesn't WANT to flit from Harry.
The second is related to what I suggested in my last. The effects of negative attachment are felt by HARRY'S enemies, not by Riddle's. So maybe possession would work the same. That if HARRY ever wanted to possess someone, he could--but it would be Voldemort's soul-piece doing the possessing. Fortunately, Harry never happened to want to do that.
The third is, maybe it did happen, and we never noticed it going on? If so, was the possessed person working Harry's will or Tom's?
What do you think?
I can think of a couple of possible answers, but they're not entirely satisfactory.
The first is, embedding a piece of soul in another human's body--well, a human body (unlike a piece of jewelry or a cup) is a natural place for a soul (or piece thereof) to live. So maybe Tom's soul-piece doesn't WANT to flit from Harry.
The second is related to what I suggested in my last. The effects of negative attachment are felt by HARRY'S enemies, not by Riddle's. So maybe possession would work the same. That if HARRY ever wanted to possess someone, he could--but it would be Voldemort's soul-piece doing the possessing. Fortunately, Harry never happened to want to do that.
The third is, maybe it did happen, and we never noticed it going on? If so, was the possessed person working Harry's will or Tom's?
What do you think?