[HPforGrownups] Re: How did Harry survive Voldemort's attack as a baby?

[Annette Harada]

No: HPFGUIDX 11974


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Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: How did Harry survive Voldemort's attack as a
baby?


> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., annetteh11 at h... wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
>
> Ok, I'll grant you that one about Voldemort, but what about Lilly Potter?
Voldemort did say she was a muggle....

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