Priori Incantantem/Super Harry

[dfrankiswork at netscape.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 23379

Lots of good and valid reasons have been put forward for inferring that the Priori Incantatem struggle does not necessarily imply that Harry's innate 'wizarding strength' (whatever that means) is greater than Voldemort's.

However, even if it is true that under some kind of equal conditions (whatever *that* means) Harry would still beat Voldemort, I would not regard that as making Harry different in kind from other wizards.  After all, Voldemort is only human - the lesson that he has spectacularly failed to learn throughout his 70 years.

A Muggle parallel would be to say that a great general or a criminal gang leader could be beaten at arm wrestling - it doesn't really tackle the issue of how you really stop him.

It would, of course, make Harry exceptional, but we already know that, from 'Moody''s (that's two consecutive apostrophes, nitpickers) Imperius class.

David


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