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

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At 16:53 02-04-03 -0600, David Burgess wrote:

>I think that this view (that Lily cast a charm that would have destroyed
>Voldemort if he hadn't take some precautions) seems to be consistent with
>canon.

That depends ...
If Voldemort's statemens concerning these events are accepted
as true, then this contradicts his assertion that Lily's
protection was unwitting.
I do think that it is permissible to discard Voldemort's
statements even if I choose to believe them.

>  Voldemort's description of it as Ancient Magic in GoF makes sense
>in this context,

The bond between Harry and Pettigrew that is made when Harry
saves Peter's life is also described as ancient magic - and
there is certainly no spellcasting involved there, rather the
whole bond goes against Harry's wishes!


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