harry's secret

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 21934

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., wim.fok at c... wrote:
> Hiya
> 
> erm you might have discussed this before, but since I'm new here I 
> still wanted to ask,in book 1 Dumbledore doesn't tell Harry 
something 
> because he's too young.. do you think we're still waiting to hear 
> about it, or is it something like that Sirius was in prison? 
> According to Dumbledore it must have been a big secret
> 
> missNorbert

I don't think so, purely because the question asks is "Why did 
Voldemort want to kill me?"  As, in why did he only kill Lily because 
she was trying to protect Harry.  Therefore there is some reason why 
Voldemort found it necessary to kill a (not so) defenceless baby.  
Speculation has been rife on this list about this very thing.  Some 
people have said (including myself) that this could be something to 
do with Professor Trelawney's first prediction, as we do not know the 
details of this, and JKR has refused to comment, saying it is 
important to further plot development.  However, if it is to do with 
this prediction, which is something to do with an older Harry Potter 
defeating Voldemort, then that begs the question: how does Dumbledore 
know that it came true?  Perhaps it was verified by the centaurs.  
What we do know, though, is that Voldemort had a very good reason for 
wanting to kill Harry.  It could be to do with their joint destinies, 
it could be due to the fact that Harry may be a descendent of 
Gryffindor (as the Potters lived in Godric's Hollow) - the 
possibilities are endless.

Catherine