[HPforGrownups] Re: Blood of an enemy

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 9956

Great theory!!  That's the one major problem I have with the 7-book-long
attempt by Voldemort to kill Harry... Why doesn't somebody just pick him off
with a long-range rifle?  Surely there are dark wizards out there that might
learn how to shoot straight with a Muggle weapon -- or Voldemort could even
EMPLOY some Muggle Thugs to do the dirty deed for him.  But noooooo....
Voldemort has to do it himself.  I though he was stupid to try to kill Harry
with the Avada Kedavra curse in the graveyard, seeing as how it backfired so
nastily on him the first time he tried it some 13-years ago.  But then,
Voldemort has apparently NOT read the Evil Overlord's list -- he's a
remarkably cartoony figure.

SML



-----Original Message-----
From: brandgwen at hotmail.com [mailto:brandgwen at hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 9:48 PM
To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Blood of an enemy

It is obvious that he never intended for Harry to leave the
graveyard.  However it seemed very important that he kill Harry
himself, even if he had to murder Harry's stunned, lifeless body.  It
may be that, now the two share the same blood, Harry cannot be killed
by anyone but Voldemort, without Voldemort dying, too.

This would explain why Harry had to be delivered to the graveyard -
the blood of an already dead enemy would be useless to Voldemort, as
it could not give him life.  Further, Harry would have to be
presented to Voldemort for execution, not only to eliminate an enemy,
but to prevent his accidental death.  The imfamous gleam could be
attributed to Dumbledore's realisation that Harry was immune to
assasination by any Deatheater but Voldemort, himself.

This solves a big plot problem for JKR.  Two Deatheaters (Quirrell
and Crouch Jr.) have already managed to infiltrate the borders of
Hogwarts.  Given the apparent ease of this, why wouldn't Voldemort
just send in another?  Alternatively, he could capture someone and
place them under the Imperious Curse.  Such a double agent could have
ended the series very quickly, with one swift Avada Kedavra.  Now
such a person would have to capture Harry and take him back to
Voldemort - a much trickier operation, with a huge margin for
error/rescue.  It forces his Dark Lordship to become personally
involved.

Gwen.


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