Flash forward 16 years later; Voldemort is still trying to defeat an older and wiser Potter. What the two characters do not realize for a long time is essential to their relationship and survival as living beings. The night Potter was struck by Voldemort, the dark wizard 's powers were split between the two characters. Creating a mind they both partially share, similar characteristic traits and a thirst for knowledge, the two became doppelgangers. The doppelganger, deriving from the German origin or Doppelgänger, by definition is an apparition or double of a living person. As Harry continues his fifth year at Hogwarts he is faced with pressure from the Ministry of Magic, and an ongoing pressure to prepare himself and others for the return of his Doppelganger. This pressure stems from dreams that Potter frequently experiences. One particular dream takes place on the train to Hogwarts. The scene opens with Potter entering the train station as if he were about to get on the train to Hogwarts. As he continues to walk, there is a tall man in the distance wearing a suit. Potter realizes as he gets closer this man is Voldemort. The contours of his face inverted and nostrils indented to reflect that of a snake entering the reader 's mind as a visual. Refusing to mold the stereotype of a …show more content…
The lack of elevation gives you an entirely new perspective and you feel powerful. You look to your right and the is a glass tile wall surrounding all four walls, including the ground you smoothly glide on. You look at your reflection and it is that of an eight-foot-long viper with a green skin cover. You move quickly because you are on a mission, but someone gets in your way, his name is Arthur Weasley. You can 't help it and your hunger gets the best of you, you spring at him repeatedly until he is left for dead and you are left content. This is what was going on in Harry Potter 's dream one winter night before his Christmas break. Perhaps the most perpetual and symbolic dream in the installment, young Harry Potter experiences a multitude of dream themes in one dream. Now take a moment to analyze the dream, first the reader witnesses the power of a doppelganger. In Potter 's case, his true doppelganger, Voldemort, took to his pet snake, Nagini, to retrieve the prophecy from the ministry of magic. Potter 's adoption as the snake reflects the power of a doppelganger and just how far the doppelganger can extend its powers. In this case, contour Potter 's mind into believing he was the snake causing the attack. Further analyzing Potter 's dream, a snake in a dream represents dreaming of corruption and contamination. How fitting is that? Considering