Harry's abilities

[Cassandra Claire]

No: HPFGUIDX 9397

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, summers.65 at o... wrote:
> 
> kimberley sez:
>  I honestly think it was nothing more than Lily's choice to die
> protecting Harry that saved him.  I don't think there was some 
special secret charm performed, some special power of Harry's, or any 
other big mystery.  I think a sacrificial love like that is, like Amy 
quoted Riddle as saying, a powerful countercurse, and much, much 
more, and I think that alone at least *should* have been enough to 
destroy Voldemort the way it did.  At least that's my theory.
> 
> 
Lori: I maintain (and have always done so) that the above cannot 
possibly be true.  It cannot have been Lily's sacrifice that saved 
Harry from Voldemort, at least not by itself."
> 

> 
Must side somewhat with Lori here (big surprise to everyone.) Harry 
as much as says to Voldemort (well, Tom Riddle) in Book 2 that he 
* knows * that his mother's sacrifice is not what destroyed the Dark 
Lord. It's always seemed to me that we're looking at two different 
things here : Harry's mother's love might have been enough to save 
Harry's life, and maybe that might have happened before with people 
Voldemort was trying to kill, but it would NOT be enough to destroy 
Voldemort in response. That has to have been (IMHO) something 
particular having to do with Harry, although I am not going to 
venture a guess as to what.

CoS page 233:

"No one knows why you lost your powers when you attacked me," said 
Harry abruptly. "I don't know myself. But I know why you couldn't 
kill me -- because my mother died to save me."


Cassie
hoping this makes sense