Let’s suppose for a moment that Voldemort realises in time that he’s about to be got rid of in some way he’d not predicted and loses his body before Stuporfy hits him.
Are there still any justifiable ways for Harry to win [i.e. incapacitate V at least as much as in 115 by all justifiable means]? He would probably have to get back in time as fast as he can, before he witnesses death and/or torture of his parents/friends (which V is going to start), so he can create a time loop where they are safe. But what to do next? Harry has an hour to protect a lot of people he cares about from a bodyless spirit. It won’t do to gather them all in a safe place only to have V enter one of them and kill the others. It’s going to be harder to devise a plausible mistake for V because now some of the plot devices planned from the beginning won’t help us.
ETA: I mean, Harry only needs to hit Voldemort with a spell strong enough to knock V out, but light enough not to knock Harry out and not to exhaust him. And V now knows that and may escape the body even if he can’t evade the bolt. Unless there are extra-fast sniper magic wands, there needs to be a trick.
As stated in 108, V is now free to select whom to possess from a lot of weak/willing people. I wonder if Hermione can be possessed at this point: is she sufficiently weak? (no idea) does possession mean harm? (probably yes, because the body of Quirrell aged too fast) does V’s promise not to hurt Hermione still stand? (maybe yes, but if not, V now has a very young and durable body to live in)
Let’s suppose for a moment that Voldemort realises in time that he’s about to be got rid of in some way he’d not predicted and loses his body before Stuporfy hits him.
Are there still any justifiable ways for Harry to win [i.e. incapacitate V at least as much as in 115 by all justifiable means]? He would probably have to get back in time as fast as he can, before he witnesses death and/or torture of his parents/friends (which V is going to start), so he can create a time loop where they are safe. But what to do next? Harry has an hour to protect a lot of people he cares about from a bodyless spirit. It won’t do to gather them all in a safe place only to have V enter one of them and kill the others. It’s going to be harder to devise a plausible mistake for V because now some of the plot devices planned from the beginning won’t help us.
ETA: I mean, Harry only needs to hit Voldemort with a spell strong enough to knock V out, but light enough not to knock Harry out and not to exhaust him. And V now knows that and may escape the body even if he can’t evade the bolt. Unless there are extra-fast sniper magic wands, there needs to be a trick.
As stated in 108, V is now free to select whom to possess from a lot of weak/willing people. I wonder if Hermione can be possessed at this point: is she sufficiently weak? (no idea) does possession mean harm? (probably yes, because the body of Quirrell aged too fast) does V’s promise not to hurt Hermione still stand? (maybe yes, but if not, V now has a very young and durable body to live in)