Lily's sacrifice for Harry's (was:Whose prophecy? (was Re: Why Harry?))

[iluvgahan]

No: HPFGUIDX 54675

 Kathryn wrote:

<Edited>
But Harry's protection came from Lily giving her life to
protect him ....There is no suggestion that *James'*
sacrifice gave Harry any measure of protection even though
he clearly made a decision to stay and fight rather than
try and run.

<snip>
Lily offered her life to save Harry. *Lily* is the one 
credited with giving Harry
the protection so there must be some difference between
their sacrifices.
<snip>


Now me:

I apologize if this was covered to death or if this
suggestion was already brought up, but I am fairly new and
I don't recall having seen it, so here goes. 
I was thinking about *why* James' sacrifice did not account
for any protection over Harry (and Lily for that matter)
and I keep thinking about that scene in SS when Harry is in
Ollivander's Shop, getting his wand.  Ollivander makes it a
point of saying that James' wand was good for
Transfiguration, and we find out later in PoA that James
was an Animagus.  Ollivander also says, IIRC, that Lily's
wand was good for Charms.  So I took it to mean that James'
holding off Voldemort was not so much giving Lily and Harry
a means of escape(although I'm sure that might have been a
part of it)but maybe giving Lily a chance to perform a
charm over Harry to protect him.  Any thoughts or am I way
off base?


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Christina "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

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