True, but then Voldemort performed magical rituals on Hermione. I imagine that ritual magic would also count as magic interacting, although it’s possible that it doesn’t.
It’s also possible that the Patronus is somehow protective from whatever Dark magic Voldemort just attempted (and needed to kill Quirrell for). Good point, in any case.
You’re right, I would expect the troll and unicorn merges to have caused interaction. Hmm.
Seems, then, like the resonance is more a complication of doing unusual things with the horcrux ritual than a matter of Voldemort’s magic affecting Harry, per se.
Harry cast a spell on Hermione just minutes prior.
A spell imbuing her with his magic and life force, which would never return to him.
I imagine that’s what cause the resonance reaction.
I think Voldemort thought of that:
True, but then Voldemort performed magical rituals on Hermione. I imagine that ritual magic would also count as magic interacting, although it’s possible that it doesn’t.
It’s also possible that the Patronus is somehow protective from whatever Dark magic Voldemort just attempted (and needed to kill Quirrell for). Good point, in any case.
You’re right, I would expect the troll and unicorn merges to have caused interaction. Hmm.
Seems, then, like the resonance is more a complication of doing unusual things with the horcrux ritual than a matter of Voldemort’s magic affecting Harry, per se.