How did Harry survive Voldemort's attack as a baby?

[pbnesbit at msn.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., annetteh11 at h... wrote:
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> Has anyone discussed the conflict of Lilly Potter being a witch or 
a 
> muggle.  The first three books give the definate impression that 
she 
> was a witch from an early age, even Aunt Marge made a reference to 
> this fact prior to Harry blowing her up.  But at the end of book 4, 
> when Harry was tied to Tom Riddle's head stone, Voldemort said how 
> alike he and Harry were; Both born with muggle mothers....Another 
> thing I noticed is that the Death Eaters are all violently anti mud 
> blood, but why then would they support Voldemort if he had a muggle 
> mother?

It was Riddle's *father* who was the muggle.  In CoS, p. 231 UK 
edition, Voldemort explains how he "became" Voldemort.  'I, keep the 
name of a foul, common Muggle, who abandoned me before I was born, 
just because he found out his wife was a witch?'...

This is the reason (IMO) that Voldemort hates people born of muggle 
parentage.  

Hope this helps!

Peace & Plenty,

Parker