Loss of power theory (was Harry's Special Powers)

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 10153

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:

> I definitely agree with Lori and others that there must be more to 
infant
> Harry's defeat of Lord V than just Lily's sacrifice & layer of 
protection.  He
> and his Death Eaters waged a long & seemingly costly war against 
both the
> wizarding & muggle populations.  It hardly seems likely to me that 
not one
> single person other than Lily Potter tried to save or died to save 
another human
> being during that war.  I think there's definitely something special 
about
> Harry.  I don't think we'll know it all though until after Book 7.
> 

I've been thinking long and hard about this since it was pointed out 
to me that while Lily's sacrifice may have protected Harry from death, 
it wasn't what caused Voldemort to loose his power.  I think I've come 
up with a rather simple theory that fits in with the way I'd like to 
see the world.  I've been searching the archives and haven't found 
anything similar mentioned yet, so I thought I'd share.

I started with the most common theory as to why Voldemort wanted Harry 
dead - that there was a prophecy or something that Harry would bring 
about Voldemort's downfall.  If that turns out to be untrue, then my 
theory doesn't really work.

First, I found Voldemort's description from ps/ss of what his life had 
been like since his fall in chapter 17:

"See what I have become?" the face said.  "Mere shadow and vapor... I 
have form only when I can share another's body..."

Now let me quote Firenze from ps/ss chapter 15, The Forbidden Forest:

"The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch 
from death, but at a terrible price.  You have slain something pure 
and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have but a half-life, a 
cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your lips."

So what if it's as simple as Voldemort loosing his power because of 
that?  Harry was a pure, defenseless infant.  Now the fact that Harry 
didn't actually die might mess things up, but I figure it's still ok 
because Voldemort *did* perform the killing curse.  Of course that may 
just be me trying to plug up holes in my theory...
What do you guys think?  
kimberly