[HPforGrownups] Re: How did Harry survive Voldemort's attack as a baby?

[Melissa Daily]

No: HPFGUIDX 10321

Keith Fraser wrote:
> > What was it that allowed Harry to survive the supposedly
>unstoppable
> > Killing Curse and reflect it back onto the user?


Milz wrote:
>
>In SS/PS, Mr. Ollivander tells Harry that Lily's wand was good for
>charms work and James' wand was good for transfigurations. This is
>probably a BIG clue. We find out in PoA that James was into
>transfigurations, to the point he was an unregistered animagus. This
>leaves Lily's forte. Was it charms?
>

I seem to remember reading somewhere about some ancient curse that Lily may 
have done to protect Harry from Voldemort.  So it was not just her love, but 
a spell, which is where her handy charms work comes into play.  If we knew 
the ancient spell, we would know how it protected Harry.

Melissa
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