Godric's Hollow

[finwitch <finwitch@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 53062

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carrie S" <carrie525 at m...> 
wrote:


> My question in this vein is........how do they know an AvaKedavra 
(sp?) is what backfired in Harry's case and killed Voldemort. Maybe V 
was not trying to kill Harry but do something else.  Was V's body 
ever found?  
> Also, how come it is Lily's sacrifice to save Harry that means 
anything?? Why didn't James' sacrifice work to protect Lily or Harry? 
Is that why he stayed and didn't apparate away, turn into a dog and 
run, or do the Avakedavra spell first - because he was trying to make 
the sacrifice himself and save the rest of his family?? 

Harry's own *memory* tells that to Harry. He always remembered the 
*green light*, then Voldemort's laughter when Hagrid tells him it was 
no car-accident but murder. They know not what happened - only that 
Voldemort disappeared after trying to attack Harry. As to why V 
didn't die: He didn't have enough human left in him to die!
Dumbledore knows about Lily's sacrifice perhaps because Quirrelmort 
couldn't touch Harry.

With Dementors, we get more information.
Lily said: "Not Harry! Not Harry! Take me instead!"
before that, James said: "Take Harry to safety. I'll hold him back".
Also James delegated Harry's safe-keeping to Lily, and fought 
Voldemort...

Lily, on the other hand, shielded Harry, making a sacrifice - and 
only that.

As to why it was Avada Kedavra: Harry knew it after seeing it done on 
a spider, he remembers, realises what it was.

I do believe Harry's a Seer- or could be, if he set his mind to it. 
He has seen Buckbeak in Crystal Ball, his dreams have been about past 
or present...

-- Finwitch