[HPforGrownups] My theory on Priori Incantatem

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 1690

>>>>The house falling in kills James.(?) <<<<<

I've always wondered why the destruction of the house did not harm Harry.
All he has to show for being cursed and blown up, is a scar on his forehead.
Lily's body MAY have been covering  him after she was dead, but then
wouldn't Lord V have pushed it aside to get to Harry?



-----Original Message-----
From: Kelley [mailto:SKTHOMPSON_1 at msn.com]
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 4:19 PM
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Subject: [HPforGrownups] My theory on Priori Incantatem



Okay, here goes--

I think Vold went to kill Harry, not specifically James and Lily,
probably due to Trelawney's first correct prediction.  J & L were
killed as a by-product of V wanting to kill H.  They of course tried
to protect him, so they needed to be eliminated.  I think James was
cursed by Vold first, but he was able to fend it off, the way Harry
is able to throw off the Imperius curse, (and perhaps AK, at least
the first time).  Vold, unaware that James still lived, went on to
kill Lily, who was trying to protect Harry.  I'm supposing that Lily
was killed and Vold then throws the curse to kill Harry.  At the same
time, James throws his own curse.  The two curses colliding(?) are
what destroys the house.  The house falling in kills James.(?)  So,
the first curse Vold throws at James doesn't kill him, the curse he
throws at Lily does kill her, then James is killed by the next
curse.  So, James is cursed again after Lily (the curse to kill
Harry) therefore he would come out of the wand before Lily.  I
believe Lily, who was so good at charms, placed some sort of
protective/love/"good" charm on Harry, maybe having something to do
with blood like someone said.  Perhaps this protected Harry, both
from Vold's curse and the falling house.  This is also what gave
Harry protection in SS so Vold/Quirrell couldn't touch him, and why
Vold wanted Harry's blood in GoF.  If James could throw curses the
way Harry can, this could explain why Moody/Crouch brings up the
unforgivable curses in the first place.  He wanted to see how they
affected Harry, at least the Imperius, he obviously couldn't try the
other two without making Dumble suspicious.  Perhaps he wanted to
learn if Harry could throw the curses, which could explain why Vold
still hasn't managed to kill Harry.  Vold still doesn't know all the
reasons he can't kill Harry.  Crouch Jr. wanted to help discover
these reasons.

Okay, I think that's it...tell me what you guys think.

Kelley


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