Was Harry specifically conceived to destroy Voldemort?

[hedge2staxy <hodgins@ssi.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52304

The possibility exists that Harry was not the unwitting downfall of 
LV but that he was actually conceived and raised with that destiny.  
This might explain the close relationship between the Potters and 
Dumbledore.  If one has ever read Orson Scott Card's
"Ender's Game", this theory might seem familiar.  A child
was sired specifically to save his world due to attributes his 
parents were able to pass on to him.  So, consider:

James and Lily Potter are descendents of powerful individuals that 
may give their child an edge over LV.  (Many have wondered whether 
James is the heir of Gryffindor and Lily a relative of LV)  When
LV's reign of terror intensifies and shows signs of destroying
the 
WW, Dumbledore comes to Lily and James and proposes a plan to defeat 
LV.  Perhaps this involves a combination of heredity passed to Harry 
and special Dumbledore magic.  The Potters agree and Harry is the 
result.  It might seem cruel to conceive a child like this, but 
consider that without Harry, the WW and the Muggle world were likely 
doomed to chaos and evil from LV and the Death Eaters.

Harry is born and LV senses the threat for whatever reason.  As was 
mentioned in PoA by Lupin, LV had been after the Potters for over a 
year before the encounter in Godric's Hollow.  Perhaps, LV's
goal was more than just the Potter parents.  As others have 
suggested, LV may have thought that if he took out Harry while Harry 
was still young then LV would still be safe.  This was a 
miscalculation and LV was almost destroyed.  Harry's youth might
have 
kept the damage from resulting in the total destruction of LV.  This 
also would explain why LV wanted at least James dead.  Without the 
heir of Gryffindor, no more heirs could be conceived.  It also 
explains why he might have not card about whether Lily died once 
James is dead.  He might have even wanted to spare her if there is 
some family connection between the two.

This expanding understanding of events that one doesn't think need an 
explanation seems like something that would work for JKR.  Just a 
thought...

"hedge2staxy"