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Something that could indicate trying to dodge, or consciousness leaving the body. It's not unreasonable for Voldie to think "I've lost here, no matter what I do this body will be unusable in the near future, in case he has a plan to incapacitate me without triggering my Horcrux wards I'd better go someplace else".
All in all I'd assign a high subjective probability to Voldie's spirit being intact. Voldemort is a thorough planner, so total Oblivation is something he must have foreseen. And even if he did not, he is also known for not taking risks even when other people would be certain their precautions were enough. For example, he went through the trouble of resurrecting Hermione AND having Harry swear an Unbreakable Vow before attempting to kill him. Therefore, seeing something in his plan going terribly awry, there is a very high probability Voldemort would just retreat to a safe haven like the Horcrux Network.
We don’t know enough details about how the Horcrux Network and the Special Connection between V and H work, but …
… this is highly unusual for an obliviation, so I think it is very likely that V has not left his body.
Those are Tom Riddle's memories.
It appeared to be clear to me that this was some sort of sign that the Prophesy had been completed.
It seemed strange, but that was my reading of the text.
That's the resonance effect from casting a spell on another Tom Riddle, I think. (Was it also there for the transfiguration? Why not?)
While it would be amusing if the resonance created fire for Dark Lord Tom and mini-Patroni for Harry, I don't think magic is quite that symbolic.
Magic is extremely symbolic. I don't know if this is what EY intended, but it makes sense to me.
That attack wasn't actually magic. Not at the point where he attacked Voldemort. He was literally pulling on a physical thread.
He was not pulling, he was transfiguring it shorter. And IIRC transfigured materials cause the resonance regardless.
But it was transfigured by Harry's magic. There does not appear to have been a resonance from it, though, which surprised me.
I mean when he transfigured Voldemort into something to take with him. (That did happen, right? Or did I misinterpret that?)
Yes, and the resonance weakened as the transfiguration progressed. Make of that what you will.