Why Voldie's curse rebounded ...

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 23403

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., r_e_d_queen at y... wrote:
> > > Michelle wrote:
> > > here's a big ol' what if. 
> > > What if Voldie's curse rebounded off of harry because they 
> > > share the same blood?  
> > > <snip X-rated scene between Voldie and Lily>
>  
> > Catherine wrote:
> > There's just one major flaw to this argument - Harry is the
> > spitting image of James, apart from the eyes.  "Remarkably" so,
> > according to Dumbledore.  
> 
> Yes, Harry is the spitting image of James, but they both look like 
> someone else -- when Tom Riddle comes out of the diary in the 
> Chamber of Secrets he's described as tall and dark-haired. Hmmmmm. 
> I don't subscribe to the "Star Wars/Voldie as Harry's father 
theory" 
> (although thanks Michelle, for the vivid description of V. and 
> Lily's lunchtime quickie :)).
> 
> It's probably been discussed here before, but why is V. described 
as 
> looking so much like Harry and James? Why does Harry think he's 
heard 
> Tom Riddle's name, like an old school friend? Why are Harry and V. 
> both half-bloods? JKR seems to be pointing (or throwing a red
> herring) to some relation (but the Dursleys are Harry's only 
> living relatives) or "Heir of Slytherin/Gryffindor" connection. 
> Any theories?
> 
> Red Queen

True, there may be a passing resemblence as far as height and dark 
hair is concerned, but there is a lot more to physical similarities 
than that.  As far as James and Harry are concerned, if their 
physical resemblence is so uncanny, there must be more to it thatn 
mere hair colour and height.  There is the way they both have the 
same untidy hair, it is probable that they have the same shaped nose, 
mouth, similar physique.  I can't remember any mention in canon that 
James, Harry and Voldemort actually look similar apart from the dark 
hair - Harry, at the moment is short for his age.  I don't recall 
James' height being mentioned.  Voldemort is described as being 
tall.  In my mind, this means that superficially he could just as 
well look similar to Cedric Diggory!

What I am saying is that there is a similarity between Voldemort and 
Harry - partly due to upbringing and partly to do with the part of 
Voldemort which was transferred to Harry on the night the curse 
rebounded.  However, physically, it is no more than superficial and a 
coincidence.  IMO, there's a difference.

Catherine