[HPforGrownups] A Gleam in the Darkness

[Lea]

No: HPFGUIDX 31293


David wrote:
>>
  Here we get the fullest description yet, from the only known eyewitness,
of the attack.  It's difficult to know whether to take Voldemort's account
at face value, because of his known untrustworthiness.  However, it does
corroborate the other accounts where it can be checked.  He affirms the
love-sacrifice cause of Harry's protection, and furthermore states that he
lost his powers because his AK rebounded off the protection onto him.  We
therefore now, without any real fanfare, have the apparent answer to two of
the three questions: Harry was protected by his mother's love; Voldemort was
wrecked by the 'bounce'.  It is completely unclear to me whether this is all
an elaborate set-up by JKR, or whether it should be taken at face value - I
would value comments from listies.
<<

hey!

I am a little sceptical about the theory we are being presented with in the
books, in which Harry survives because of his mothers love and sacrifice.
We are pretty sure that no one else has ever survived the AK curse, let
alone one cast by Voldie himself, but does it make sense that Harry was the
only person in the wizarding world who had someone to die for him?
No one else? No best friends, siblings, lovers or parents ready to die for
what they consider to be the centre of their universe?
Could it be?
It could be explained either by the fact that Voldie didn't kill that many
people - not thousands or hundreds in any case, thus my statistics lose
their relevancy.
Or maybe the sacrifice was only a small part of something much more
powerful, which in the meanwhile serves as a set - up.

cheers, Lea