[HPforGrownups] Harry's abilities

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 9410

Voldemort was not planning on killing Lily.  WHY?  He killed James, and then
when Lily was shielding Harry, he said "Step aside, girl."  Whatever reason
Voldemort had for going after the Potters, it seems as if it had to do with
James and Harry specifically.

It's possible that Lily had perfected some way to transfer all her powers to
Harry before she died.  There's been great emphasis on Harry having "his
mother's eyes" -- and we know from interviews that JKR is emphasizing this
for an as-yet-unknown reason.  This may be why baby Harry was able to
deflect Voldemort's curse -- he had his own powers from the gene pool of
Potter & Evans, plus a full transfer of all of Lily's developed powers at
her death.

Any 14-year-old boy who could outfight THE DARK LORD in face-to-face combat
has got something pretty special going for him.  He hasn't been in any
serious rigorous training program -- his schooling at times seems rather
haphazard and unremarkable, with a few exceptions such as Lupin's private
tutoring.

I'm inclined to believe that he was born with special talent, but that it
needs to be developed.  Lots of people are, but only with proper training
does it become apparent.  (For example, you may have been born with a
brilliant aptitude for music, but if you're never exposed it in your
formative years, it's not going to develop.)  The training he is receiving,
INCLUDING the horrible years with the Dursleys, is honing his skills well
enough to overcome some serious attempts on his life by Lord V & company.

I rather think that in Book 5, Harry's training will intensify.  Since he is
the main target of Lord V, I'm hoping that Dumbledore & company will devote
some serious time to Harry, and not leave his education in the hands of
less-than-competent teachers as it has been in the past.

SML, ramblin' on and on...