old, old tales of wizards possessed, doing mad deeds, claiming the names of Dark Lords thought defeated; and there is usually a device, of that Dark Lord, which they wield
So the mind-state-thing is backed up to some kind of sustained magic on an object. And then whoever possesses that object is possessed by the mind-state-thing.
Yes, I’ve suggested that myself elsewhere in the thread. I was pointing out here that if it’s possessing Quirrell, not overwriting him, it can’t be a static copy. A Voldemort emulation has to be running on either the horcrux or Quirrell.
From chapter 79:
So the mind-state-thing is backed up to some kind of sustained magic on an object. And then whoever possesses that object is possessed by the mind-state-thing.
Yes, I’ve suggested that myself elsewhere in the thread. I was pointing out here that if it’s possessing Quirrell, not overwriting him, it can’t be a static copy. A Voldemort emulation has to be running on either the horcrux or Quirrell.