[HPforGrownups] Shocking Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 69216


Leb wrote:


> Several people have mentioned the "shock" that Harry gave Vernon when
> he had him by the throat in the beginning of chapter 1.  "Then, as
> the pain in the top of Harry's head gave a particularly nasty throb,
> Uncle Vernon yelped and released Harry as though he had received an
> electric shock -- some invisible force seemed to have surged through
> his nephew, making him impossible to hold." (p. 5 in US book) The
> thread that addresses this starts with digest #64022.
>
> Harry did this again during his first occlumency lesson.  "He looked
> up at Snape, who had lowered his wand and was rubbing his wrist.
> There was an angry weal there, like a scorch mark.  'Did you mean to
> produce a Stinging Hex?' asked Snape coolly.   'No,' said Harry
> bitterly, getting up from the floor.  'I thought not,' said Snape,
> watching him closely.  'You let me get in too far.  You lost
> control.'"
> (pp. 534-5 in US book)
>
> Both times were in reaction to pain in his head -- in the first
> instance physical from whacking it on the Dursley's window and in the
> second, psychological from recalling troubling memories -- and both
> times the "shock" occurred as he forced himself to regain control of
> the situation -- first by breaking Vernon's grasp and then by
> preventing Snape from seeing his memory of kissing Cho.
>
> I have a feeling that the relationship between these two events is an
> important one but that is where my brain shuts down.  Does anyone
> have any thoughts on whether or not this might be relevant in the
> grand scheme of things?  Did this happen at any other times that I
> can't recall?
>

Me (Izaskun)
Well, I don't know about Snape, but I think what happened when Uncle Vernon
was grabing Harry by the throat is due to Lilly's protection. I mean, we
know he has some kind of protection in him, in his blood. Uncle Vernon was
suffocating him, i think he was very close to strangling him (not on
purpose, probably) so this mechanism of defence, which is latent in his
blood, activated producing the heat and forcing uncle Vernon to release him.

The Snape case, I think Harry subconsciously made some magic to prevent
Snape seeing his memories of Cho.

Cheers, Izaskun