[HPforGrownups] Re: Hopes for Book 5

[Melanie L Ellis]

No: HPFGUIDX 59158

On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 11:06:20 -0000 "Linda" <linlou43 at yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> Chuck wrote:
> 
> > Additionally, all that was needed was a line 
> > from Voldemort that Harry's blood was no good to him unless he had 
>> a  certain level of skill as a wizard for his rebirth spell to work 
> and  the purpose of having Harry in the Tournament is validated.
> >  That smells of rushed writing to me 
> 
> 
>   Linda:
> 
>         I see your point here but I think if JKR had done as you 
> suggested it would have called into question yet another part of 
> canon. In the conversation Frank Bryce overhears at the Riddle 
> house,  Wormtail tries to convince LV to use another wizard for his 
> rebirthing. Voldemort's reply is to admit that another wizard could 
> be used but that he wants the protection Harry's mother left in him. 
> There is no mention of any other factor. IMO, the implication is 
> that  any wizard that considers LV as his enemy would have been
sufficient 
> to make the potion work and Harry's strength has nothing to do with 
> it. 

Now, me, Melanie:

Actually, in the Riddle House scene, LV doesn't tell Wormtail why he
wants Harry's blood and no other; he's previously explained it and
doesn't reiterate here. It's in the graveyeard scene that LV tells
everyone that part of the reason he wanted Harry was for the protection
from Lily.

In addition, though, LV also wanted Harry's blood because Harry was the
one who defeated him 13 years before. It's revenge, *and* he also wants
to prove to his DEs that he is the ultimate winner even though Harry had
initially defeated him. 


Melanie Ellis
Alabama Homeschool Message Board
http://pub77.ezboard.com/balabamahomeschoolmessageboard

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