Harry's Resistance to Abuse and Imperius Curse

[Catlady]

No: HPFGUIDX 2653

Harry's magical mother's love for him was strong enough to save him from
the Avada Kedavra Curse, and remained in/on his body strongly enough
that Voldemort couldn't bear the pain of touching him.

I think it also protected him from being too much psychologically
crippled by the way the Dursleys treated him. People have been talking
about the children who survive abuse ('resilient' children, I read about
them in PSYCH TODAY many years ago before it went sleazy, who are not
turned evil by the abuse, but still have problems with trust and
self-worth and depression and stuff that can be helped by therapy) are
children who escaped into an active fantasy life and had some adult who
demonstrates decent behavior for them. His magical mother left a mental
image of herself in his mind that served as the decent adult in his
life, and also encouraged him to fantasize better lives.

And it also protected him from the Imperius Curse. Yes, I know that
"Moody" said that the countercurse to Imperius is to have a strong will,
but Harry's experience was that the Curse made him feel all warm and
fuzzy and about to do as he was told, but a voice in his head (A VOICE
IN HIS HEAD!) said: "Why should I?" and "I think not". THE VOICE OF THE
MENTAL IMAGE LEFT BY HIS MOTHER!

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