Question 6:
We now understand that Harry’s ability to see Voldemort in his dreams comes from the fact that a part of his soul belonged to Voldemort, and when Harry’s emotions were weak Voldemort “took over”, and therefore he saw things from Voldemort’s point of view. Why then did he see the dream in the opening chapter of #4 from behind, so that he couldn’t see the figure in the chair (Voldemort)? Why did he see another dream from the point of view of an airborne eagle? Surely it should have been from Voldemorts point of view?
My opinions on this matter have been quite clear. It can be argued that up until ‘??? ? Voldermort was mainly a spirit, and as such was not tied down to a body as from then onwards. Therefore, since it is not apparent that Voldermort himself was anything more then a mere shadow, as he himself said…
I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost. . . but still, I was alive. What I was, even I do not know… I, who have gone further than anybody along the path that leads to immortality. You know my goal – to conquer death. And now, I was tested, and it appeared that one or more of my experiments had worked … for I had not been killed, though the curse should have done it. Nevertheless, I was as powerless as the weakest creature alive, and without the means to help myself… for I had no body, and every spell that might have helped me required the use of a wand… (‘??? ?)
At those points in the series, it is highly probable that Voldermort was not much more than a consciousness, inhabiting the area around him, and indeed, nearby animals such as that eagle. And whilst he may have had some semblance of a body, it is unclear his mind was confined to it.
This would explain why the ‘outside view’ visions are only up until his resurrection.