How did Harry survive Voldemort's attack as a baby?

[Keith Fraser]

No: HPFGUIDX 10319

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "milz " <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> And what exactly were the Potters role during the Voldemort years? 
> Could Lily have been working to find charms against Avada Kedavra 
and 
> the Cruciatus Curse? If so, then maybe she charmed Harry with an 
> experimental anti-Aveda Kedavra charm, when they went into hiding. 
In 
> PoA, it says that the Potters knew Voldemort was after them. 
> 
> Also, about the Avada Kedavra curse, what exactly is it? In GoF, 
> Harry sees a green flash of light, then a rushing sound. What is 
> causing the rushing sound? Is it a monster or part of the cursor (I 
> hesitate to use the word 'soul') rushing toward the victim? If it 
is 
> part of the cursor, then that could explain how Voldemort 
transferred 
> some of himself into Harry (CoS Dumbledore).
> 
> Milz

I'd forgotten the Experimental Anti-AK Charm theory! I reckon the 
rushing sound is not something going into the victim, but rather 
their soul/spirit/life-force/whatever being torn from their body.

Keith