Lily, Harry, and Voldemort's demise

[Kiyari6]

No: HPFGUIDX 41965

This is an issue that I have had trouble believing for
the longest time, and I have no idea if it's been
raised before but I would like to know other's
opinions.

In PS/SS Voldemort was killed when his curse rebounded
on him.  So the book makes it seem like there is truly
nothing special about Harry, and that it was Lily's
sacrifice that saved Harry.  Now I do see how this is
very powerful magic.  A mother giving up her life with
the hope of saving her child is one of the greatest
sacrifices that could be made. But my problem is that
no one really knew this could happen.  I refuse to
believe that this has never happened before.  At some
point in time in the past some one must have begged to
have the life of a child, sibling, or any loved one to
be saved if they are killed instead.  Avada Kedavra
can't be a new spell, Voldemort didn't create it.  And
in POA Moody said only Harry has ever survived it. 
Similar circumstances must have come up in the past
where a parent has offered their life for their
child's and then the child to have been killed too. 
Voldemort is not the first evil power-hungry wizard
the wizarding world has had to fight, just the most
recent.  The fact that Lilly gave her life for Harry
must have given him some protection, but I don't
believe it was enough to have saved his life.  There
either must be something special about Harry himself
or possibly something hidden inside him.   Dumbledore
has yet to tell us why Harry was to be killed in the
first place.  

Only James and Harry had to die that night it seems,
maybe only Harry, but Lily got in the way.  Unless
there was something special about Harry, Voldemort
would not have wanted him to be dead.  If he were a
normal child in the wizarding world Voldemort wouldn't
have cared about him.  I personally believe that Harry
has some very special magical talent hidden away
inside him and it may just be starting to emerge.  He
can do advanced magic now, he could in third year with
his patronous.  Voldemort was afraid Harry would grow
and defeat him so he tired to kill Harry as a baby. 
But we all know how well that idea worked out.  I'm
anxious to know all of your opinion's on this topic.

Kiyari

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