[HPforGrownups] Re: Priori Incantatem Order/Polyjuice Potion

[Christina Gross]

No: HPFGUIDX 1829


Hallo all,

I joined the list a short while ago and I very much enjoy reading
your insights. 

The Priori Incantatem Order is odd. I don't think either that Rowling
just made a mistake. My favorite theory is that it has something do
with Lily herself. Mr. Ollivander's remark about her wand seems to
indicate that charms were her specialty. I think that's the real
reason why she was the one to take Harry and run while James stood
his ground with Voldemort. She was the one who could do the charm
that was the only chance for Harry to survive, with motherly love
being a key ingredient. 

As for the Polyjuice Potion theory, there's another point that
doesn't fit the picture. Even if there was a strong enough reason to
keep the heirs of Gryffindor alive (assuming that James and Harry are
his descendants) to make James trade places and appearance with his
wife and put her up as Voldemorts prime target, did he really have
reason to think Voldemort would let Lily live, given his hatred of
muggle-born wizards?

Greetings
Christina

 "Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message
 and get back to you later." - Mary Bly

Book and movie reviews in German and English
http://sites.inka.de/darwin