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

[Dai Evans]

No: HPFGUIDX 10351

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Keith Fraser" <keith.fraser at s...> 
wrote:

> 
> I like this idea about the infant/unicorn business. However, Harry 
> having no special abilities makes it unlikely he will be able to 
> defend himself against, much less defeat, Voldemort in the near 
> future (which is what must surely happen in book 7, unless JKR 
wants 
> to write more or intends to have the bad guys win), except by 
> trickery/dumb luck. And there's still the fact that he could hold 
off 
> the Imperius Curse when a powerful wizard like Crouch the Elder was 
> kept under control for months...

Ah, but, you're forgetting, Harry gained some ability from V during 
the attack; parseltongue we know about, there could be others. It's 
possible the extra talent he has displayed stems from this, in which 
case it's quite possible he was just a random innocent babe when V 
attacked. The infant/unicorn theory could hold true and the actual 
attack itself provide the abilities Harry needs to defeat V.

Also, from what we know of centaurs it is entirely possible that the 
infant/unicorn theory is exactly what Firenze was refering to. It's 
entirely in keeping with what we know about centaurs temperament. 
They say one thing, they mean another. It seemed that Firenze was 
reffering to V/quirrel drinking unicorn blood but was at the same 
time hinting about the events of Hallowe'en 1981.

It strikes me that this is exactly the kind of clue JKR would drop in 
to surprise us with later.




Dai