Amanda needs a life (Priori Incantatem) was Lily and James alive?

heathernmoore heathernmoore at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 11 18:04:43 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 31287

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:

 <snip nicely-presented Theory of Uncompleted Spells>

 
> Taking this theory as correct, a possible secuence of events in the 
> fateful night when Voldie was beaten could be:
> 1) Voldemort is taken to the Potter's house by Wormtail (since he's the 
> only one that knows were it is).
> 2) They wait outside until either James or Lily leave (not wanting to 
> face both of them at the same time)
> 3) James leaves on some errand or another
> 4) Voldie enters and attacks Harry. Lily gets in-between, and as she 
> dies she casts her love-spell over Harry. Harry is, from them on, 
> protected from Voldie
> 5) Voldie tries AK on Harry. The spell rebounds, and hits him instead. 
> His spirit is forced to leave his body, which is destroyed (by the AK 
> spell?). Voldemort's spirit flees, leaving his wand on the floor 
> (amongst other things).
> 6)A DE (posibly Wormtail) picks up the wand, in time to face James who 
> has arrived too late to save Lily. In state of shock, he cannot defend 
> himself and receives a blast of AK.
> 7) Subsecuently, the DE flees the scene (again, posibly Wormtail, since 
> he didn't kill Harry, who is only protected from Voldemort. Then again, 
> maybe he didn't want to risk it).
> 
> This would explain the way the shadows xome out of the wand, and 
> several other issues (except JKR's correction).
> 
> Hope this made some sense,
> 
> Grey Wolf 


 This could work, but I believe I recall that it was a man who answered the door when LV arrived at the Potters' "Het Achterhuis" in Godric's Hollow.  

I'm drawing a blank on the canon source of this info. Help, anyone? 





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