[HPforGrownups] Lily, Harry, and Voldemort's demise

[John McCutcheon]

No: HPFGUIDX 41972


--- Kiyari
> 
> 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.  

> 
> 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. 


I believe in one of the books when Voldemort asked
Harry how he survived the AK and Harry told him it was
because Lily had sacrificed her life for him,
Voldemort replied something along the lines that he
had forgotten about that type of protection, that it
was old and powerful.  I will agree that there has to
be something about Harry though that Voldemort knows
about that everybody else doesn't.  As you said, had
Lily not gotten in the way maybe she wouldn't have
died.  Who knows?  There seem to have been many
questions raised about that night.  I imagine
Voldemort being who he is would've killed James and
Lily anyway, once he finished off Harry, unless he has
some other connection with the Potters.  It seems like
every question brings up a new one where this event is
concerned.  He seems to fear Dumbledore too, why go
after Harry when he seems to fear Dumbledore's power,
unless he knows something other people don't about
Harry.  Anyway, I'm not answering anything, just
raising more questions, so I better quit while I'm
ahead.

John McCutcheon

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