Power of love (was Mid-Air Collision Required for Priori Incantatem?)

[Amy Z <lupinesque@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48903

Potter Hermione forever wrote:

> > Why was Voldemort not able to 
> > kill Harry when he was a baby. He did not have a wand then?
> > I agree that Lily sacrificed herself for Harry. But, what does  
> > that mean? Does that mean she came between the 'Avada Kedavra' 
> > curse meant for Harry & got killed instead or was it something 
> > else?D'dore said something about LOVE. That is so corny. I was 
> > looking for something more logical.

Pip wrote:

> Love is the most powerful of all the emotions. In a world where the 
> emotion of hate can come flying at you in the form of a curse, can 
> even kill you, it is `not logical Captain' to expect that the 
> emotion of love is incapable of producing magic. Magic that is 
> ultimately more powerful.

Where I come from, the overwhelming majority of the citizens 
subscribe to a religion that believes love has successfully overcome 
death and sin.  Corny, possibly (though I would say not--true love is 
much too serious for the hearts-and-roses stuff).  Magical, 
absolutely.  And IMO, magic is frequently more persuasive than logic.

Amy Z