Dumbledore, the wizard world, Harry's Quidditch skill, veritaserum

[dsslouisville]

No: HPFGUIDX 30841

> 
> Actually, I'd go even further and ask, what if *all* Harry's wizard 
> abilities come from Voldemort, without which he wouldn't have been 
a 
> wizard at all? Except that that would have made him a Squib, and we 
> know they're not common, even in "mixed blood" marriages. But it 
would 
> make a pretty powerful alternate sacrifice (rather than just having 
him 
> die defeating Voldemort). "Ok, Harry, if Voldemort dies you won't 
be a 
> wizard any more. Ready?"
> 
 I love this post and this theory!  If all of Harry skill comes from 
V. (or even just the parts of it that are noteworthy) than he may at 
some point have to sacrifice his powers to keep them out of the wrong 
hands.  If he has no magic, neither does Voldemort, rendering him 
useless.  So back to the Dursley's and the muggle world, but with a 
confidence you can only acheive by being instrumental in erradicating 
a threat to the entire wizarding world...thus Harry becomes a success 
in the "real" world which mostly regarded him as a freak before.  
This is a message that I can see JKR getting behind.  Sort of 
depressing, although infinitely preferrable to any "Dallas-type-Bobby-
Ewing-in-the-shower-dream-sequence" sort of shenanigans...    

Andrea (who should be making a pact not to post until after lunch as 
well, but is making no such promises...)