A theory about Harry (kind of long, sorry!)

[Tyler Hewitt]

No: HPFGUIDX 49352


A few days ago, Diana wrote:  
Does Harry's presence inflict anything onto Voldemort
[besides livid hatred, I mean]?  We've seen no
evidence of Voldemort suffering so much as a hang-nail
because of Harry's presence, so I doubt it.  But
still, it would be a nice twist if Voldemort suddenly
got some of that back tenfold.  
Harry is obviously made of very sturdy stuff and is
*very* special 
indeed because he withstood all that pain and
successfully faced 
death, fought back and won at the tender age of 14.  
Now I'm wondering why Harry is able to withstand that
much pain.  
The Harry as heir of Gryffindor theory springs to
mind, but is there something else in Harry's bloodline
that could help explain this? If it's only because
Harry is very strong-willed, noble and brave, that's
okay, I guess, but I wonder...


My reply:
This hits pretty close to a theory Ive been
formulating (actually, its mostly my partners
theory, I just embelished it a little). If someone has
come up with this already, accept my apopogies. Im
new to all this and am not purposefully trying to step
on anyones toes.

The theory:
Ive always felt that there was more to the story of
Harrys survival the night his parents were killed
than weve been told. All we know for sure is that by
giving her life to protect her son, Lily cast a
powerful protective spell over Harry. But that dosent
seem like enough. Theres got to be another reason
Harry survived that night. After the big buildup, the
events as we know them now seem anticlimatic.

What if Harry was concieved specifically to fight
Voldemort? Voldemort would have been in full force at
the time of Harrys conception; could his parents have
purposefully done something at that time to ensure
that their child would grow up to defeat evil? If
Voldemort knew this, it would give him reason to go
after Harry, which seems to have been his intent on
that night.

Voldemort was able to manifest in GoF through a spell
which needed a sacrifice from a willing servant, ashes
of his father, and blood of his enemy. Couldent a
similar spell (a white magic one) have been cast to
create a being (Harry) that would grow up to defeat
Voldemort?

I picture a spell of this nature needing something
(blood? or maybe hair/nail clippings, etc. like in a
polyjuice potion) from Voldemort to work. Obtaining it
would be pretty difficult, and might require the
services of someone like a spy or turncoat (Snape?).
If Voldemorts blood is in Harry, it might somehow
make him difficult to defeat. It could also help to
explain some odd connections between Voldemort and
Harry (similar wands, etc). It unfortunalely, might
also mean that Harry would die with Voldemort. If they
are magically linked, if one dies, the other would as
well.

Theres a paragraph near the end of GoF where Harry
senses a slight smile on Dumbledores face when he
tells Dumbledore that Voldemort used Harrys blood to
manifest. Its a creepy little detail that leaves the
reader wondering. It is also a seperate paragraph in
the book, and reading the HP books has taught me that
this makes the event important. Important details get
their own space in these books. What if Voldemorts
use of Harrys blood somehow strengthens the spell
used to create Harry, or makes Voldemort weaker, or
makes it possible for Harry to defeat him without
dying? This could be why Dumbledore smiles when he
hears this. 

I really dont have any tangible clues to support this
theory but for one small one: name irony (a person or
object having a name that reflects on the thing that
is named). The HP books are full of name irony. Much
of it is lighthearted-a Herbology teacher named
Sprout, for example. Othertimes, its more like a clue
(Remus Lupin-Lupin is close to Lupine, which means
wolflike, Remus and Romulus were twins who suckled at
the teat of a she-wolf in Roman mythology). 

I suggest that the name Dumbledore has meaning.
Dumbledore is old English for bumblebee. What does a
bumblebee do? Pollinate. In its search for nectar, a
bumblebee spreads pollen, fertilising flowers (in The
Botany of Desire, author Michael Pollen refres to
bees as flying penises). Dumbledore could have been
the one who cast the spell, or gathered ingredients,
or otherwise helped Lily and James pollinate their
special creation.  JKR has apperantly claimed that she
just liked the word dumbledore, but we wouldent
expect her to divulge a clue that large, would we?
One more small tidbit about bumblebees-they are
solitary, they dont hive like other bees. Sounds a
little like Dumbledore, doesnt it?

Comments?

Tyler

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