In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling, the dreams of Harry Potter are a reflection of his parasitic attachment to Lord Voldemort. When Voldemort murdered Harry’s parents and Lily Potter cast herself in harm’s way to sacrifice her life for Harry’s, she set in place a powerful spell of sacrificial protection. Because of this spell, Voldemort’s subsequently casted killing curse towards Harry backfired; Harry was unhurt, left with only his signature scar, while Voldemort was left without a physical body. In doing this, Voldemort also unwillingly created a connection between himself and Harry. After Voldemort’s return to a body, Harry begins to experience this connection with Voldemort in a much more intensely traumatic manner,
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Harry is already traumatized by events of the Triwizard Tournament and is failing to healthily integrate them into his subconscious. On top of his trauma, Harry is quite isolated during the first half of the summer holiday while he is attempting to cope. Essentially, he is alone with nothing but his thoughts, which revolve around nothing but Voldemort. Harry even harbors resentment towards his friends for even being involved in what he doesn’t yet know is the Order of the …show more content…
He feels that his ability to assume the position of the snake through his dream proves that he is too connected to Voldemort, and pieces together that this parasitic connection may go both ways; Harry may gather intelligence on Voldemort, but Voldemort may also be able to gather intelligence on Harry: “And then, with a terrible stab of panic he thought… if Voldemort’s possessing me, I’m giving him a clear view into the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix right now! He’ll know who’s in the Order and where Sirius is” (Rowling, 494). Harry’s mounting panic regarding Voldemort’s access to his mind causes him to shut himself out from those around him for a time, until he is reassured by Ginny Weasley that if he really was being fully possessed by Voldemort, he would be unable to remember large chunks of time. Arthur, an important person to Harry, was only saved due to Harry’s connection to Voldemort. Thus, Harry allows the connection between Voldemort and himself to thrive, rather than weaken, because of his fixation on Voldemort and desire to help the Order of the
Harry is already traumatized by events of the Triwizard Tournament and is failing to healthily integrate them into his subconscious. On top of his trauma, Harry is quite isolated during the first half of the summer holiday while he is attempting to cope. Essentially, he is alone with nothing but his thoughts, which revolve around nothing but Voldemort. Harry even harbors resentment towards his friends for even being involved in what he doesn’t yet know is the Order of the …show more content…
He feels that his ability to assume the position of the snake through his dream proves that he is too connected to Voldemort, and pieces together that this parasitic connection may go both ways; Harry may gather intelligence on Voldemort, but Voldemort may also be able to gather intelligence on Harry: “And then, with a terrible stab of panic he thought… if Voldemort’s possessing me, I’m giving him a clear view into the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix right now! He’ll know who’s in the Order and where Sirius is” (Rowling, 494). Harry’s mounting panic regarding Voldemort’s access to his mind causes him to shut himself out from those around him for a time, until he is reassured by Ginny Weasley that if he really was being fully possessed by Voldemort, he would be unable to remember large chunks of time. Arthur, an important person to Harry, was only saved due to Harry’s connection to Voldemort. Thus, Harry allows the connection between Voldemort and himself to thrive, rather than weaken, because of his fixation on Voldemort and desire to help the Order of the