Why Voldie's curse rebounded ...

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

No: HPFGUIDX 23313

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jacqbeagle" <jacqbeagle at b...> wrote:
> Michelle wrote:
> here's a big ol' what if.
> 
> What if Voldie's curse rebounded off of harry because they share 
the 
> same blood?  Ok, stick with me here ....  What if Voldie had taken 
a 
> liking to Mrs. Lily Potter and knew he couldn't have her because, 
hey 
> she was married, and fighting the dark forces, namely him.  In a 
> moment of lusty delight, he polyjuiced himself into James, 
Imperious 
> Cursed James, and had his way with Lily.  ANd Harry is the product 
of 
> that moment of passion .... but James never knew, because Voldie 
> modified his memory.  And Lily didn't either because Voldie came 
> (hahahahahaha) and went in a rush.  I'm thinking this was a 
lunchtime 
> quickie.

There's just one major flaw to this argument - Harry is the spitting 
image of James, apart from the eyes.  "Remarkably" so, according to 
Dumbledore.  Unless you think it is possible that when procreation 
takes place when someone is polyjuiced, their offspring takes on the 
genepool of the person they are imitating?  Hmmm.

Catherine