Why did Voldemort wait so long?

[logic_alley]

No: HPFGUIDX 71548

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at b...> 
wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eay50" <rioandem at h...> 
wrote:
> > Okay, this just occurred to me...
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> > BUT Harry was born on July 31 and Voldemort came to Godric's 
> Hollow 
> > on October 31. What took him so long????? If he knew about the 
> > prediction and he knew where the Potters were, I can't imagine 
> that 
> > he would wait for 3 months to try to kill the only wizard with 
the 
> > power to defeat him.
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>  Me -
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> I realise this actually makes the delay worse but Harry was born 
on July
> 31st *1980* and the attack was on October 31st *1981*
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> Voldemort didn't wait three months - he waited 15
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> K


Well maybe James and Lily were thrice defying him and that slowed 
him down.  On top of the Longbottoms also thrice defying him, which 
must have taken a few more days out of his schedule.   

Or did all that defying have to happen before the babies were born?  

Maybe all wizard babies are invulnerable for their first year.   
That would be nice.

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