Why Voldie's curse rebounded ...

[buster at dnahelix.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23753

> > > 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.  

> Red Queen wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 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?


Well, all the similarities between Harry, James, and Voldemort could 
all be entirely coiencidental.  But JKR has certainly hit us with 
enough red herrings at this point to make us more skeptical than that.

So, if Harry and V. are not immediately related (father/son), then 
what about an "extended" relation, like maybe V. is an uncle or 
something...although that doesn't seem very interesting.  And if you 
look at the whole 'six degrees of seperation' thing, I'm sure they 
would share a common relative at some point.

OK, try this:  Given the fact they do look alike (Harry and 
Voldemort) and we know Harry looks like his father,why should we 
surmise that Harry is somehow decended from Voldemort, why couldn't 
it be the other way around?

Wizards have the access to alter time (like with Time Turner 
device).  So what if Voldemort's mother were actually from a future 
time, got involved in a relationship with Harry, and for some reason 
used it to escape into the distant past...How's that for a twist?

But then maybe not, Voldemort would have needed to use Harry's bone 
for his restoration spell in GOF and not just his blood...hmmm. But 
if this were somehow true, it would be the ultimate defense aginst 
Voldemort.  If he should ever succeed in his attempts to kill Harry...

I guess I'm gonna need to go think about this one some more.

-Helix