Why Potter house was destroyed 15 years ago

[scooting2win]

No: HPFGUIDX 74793

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kristen" <jkscherme at a...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan Smith" 
> <atroposgryffin at y...> wrote:
> > As previously posted, I have been converted to the theory that 
> James 
> > Potter and Lupin had some sort of switching spell thing 
happening 
> the 
> > night the Potter's died.  The more I gave it some thought, it 
has 
> > helped explain some things never answered from that fateful 
evening.
> > 
> > What if, not intentionally, but just by chance, Potter and Lupin 
> were 
> > practicing Switching Spells.  Just as they had helped each other 
> > learn to be Animagi, perhaps they regularly helped each other 
with 
> > NEWT level magic and beyond.  For some reason they chose to work 
on 
> > Switching spells that evening and switched.
> > 
> > Before anything could be done about it, Peter and Voldemort were 
> upon 
> > them and all heck broke loose.  Lupin (as James) was killed and 
> James 
> > (as Lupin) was incapacitated, restrained, stunned, whatever.  
Lily 
> > was killed, then AK rebounded from Harry and Voldemort was 
> > disembodied.
> > 
> > At this point Pettigrew transformed and ran off.  The house was 
> still 
> > in order (because AK is precise and does no collateral damage).  
> > Lupin comes to and finds baby Harry.  Not knowing what has 
become 
> of 
> > V. and Peter he immediately owls Dumbledore (or other order 
member)
> > and then waits for assistance.  But, oh no!  The full moon 
shines 
> > through the windows, and he starts to transform.  Since he is 
James 
> > he does not know how to handle it, he cannot control himself.  
He 
> > drops Harry and becomes wild/violent.  He literally destroys the 
> > houseduring his transformation, then runs off knowing he may 
harm 
> > Harry.
> > 
> > Knowing he would be a threat to baby Harry, he waited to return 
> until 
> > daylight, along with Dumbledore, Hagrid, etc.  Not knowing what 
> > exactly has happened to V. and knowing that angry death eaters 
may 
> be 
> > looking for him, it is decided that he must go into hiding.  
Harry 
> > because of his mother's protection and "old magic" must go 
to "her" 
> > family.  
> > 
> > This could explain the destroyed house and also the delay of 
> several 
> > hours before getting Harry to the Dursleys.
> > 
> > Just my thoughts-those of you who regularly ridicule and or hate 
> > the "Switch" theory-please be kind and gentle while you crush me!
> > 
> > Atropos Gryffin
> 
> 
> Good heavens! No! I, for one, never ridicule or hate theories (I 
am 
> however, thoroughly frustrated by some of them, though). 
> 
> Very interesting!
> 
> Frankly, I'm new to the "canon" approach and haven't done as much 
> homework as most on this board, however, of all of the theories 
that 
> are tossed around in here, this one seems quite plausible. I've 
> always had a sneaky suspicion that one or both of Harry's parents 
> weren't really dead. Your scenario is one that makes this entirely 
> possible.
> 
> The scene in the graveyard(Book 4) where Harry's parents come out 
of 
> LV's wand was either mistakenly written or another clue left by 
JKR. 
> Harry's mother came out of the wand before his father, when the 
order 
> was to have been most recent to last killed. Exactly how this fits 
in 
> I can't say, but if it wasn't a mistake by JKR, I believe it does 
fit 
> in with your theory, somehow.
> 
> I'm not thoroughly versed in Switching Spells, can they be 
reversed 
> when the other person is dead? I can see the value in not 
switching 
> while LV is around, but if he's defeated (and Harry's still alive, 
> which I firmly believe will happen), could the spell be reversed 
by 
> someone else...say...Dumbledore???
> 
> Thanks for posing such an interesting thought.
> 
> madeyesgal

I would "snip" this a little but, not sure that would relate my 
point, 1st of which is that Lupin and James could not have switched. 
Because, if Lupin died because he looked like James, and James lived 
but now lives as Lupin, he would have told Dumbledore that Sirius 
was not the Secret Keeper that Peter was. James, in the form of 
Lupin would be well aware of who his own Secret Keeper was, not to 
shoot down anyone's theory. It's a nice thought though. Secondly, it 
was already verified, through Harry and the dementor that his dad 
died first and then his mother. Which when coming out of the wand 
would indeed make Lily come out first followed by James. And third, 
if Lupin had died in James' place, Lupin would have came out of the 
wand, shadows are of who they belong to not of someone "pretendig" 
to be them. So not that it's not a bad idea or thought, I truly 
would love to see Harry's parents alive. But it was Harry that 
Voldemort was after to begin with, and in order to get to Harry he 
had to kill Harry's parents. I don't like it any more then the next 
person. but these are the facts. Lori