James & Lily's Sacrifice (was Godric's Hollow)

[myguyscockers <stillert@jaynet.wcmo.edu>]

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> Aldrea wrote:
> >But, then that doesn't make any sense, because 
> >how is it that Lily saved Harry and James didn't?  Did Dumbledore 
> >actually state that Lily is what *saved* Harry that night, or that 
> >Lily is just what provides Harry with the protection that saved him 
> >from Quirrellmort..?(Sorry for asking, but tis late.  I'll probably 
> >now get ten replies quoting canon at me, but oh well.)
> 
> 
> " Greicy wrote
> My understanding is that Lily sacrificed her life for Harry and that 
> gave him the protection he has.  James sacrificed his life for both 
> Harry and Lily.  It's just that there's something more to Lily that 
> we, obviously, don't know (can't wait for OoP to know).  Could it be 
> that it doesn't have anything to do with magic?  What are the 
> possibilities of that!?
> 
> 
The way I see it is that Voldemort meant to kill James so his death
wasn't a scarifice.  He didn't plan to kill Lily so her death was a
scarifice.  This appears to be one of the areas where Voldemort is not
paying attention to all of the ramifications of people's actions and
how those actions can call on very basic but powerful magic.  I think
this lack of attention will cost him in the future.  

Tamariscus (I just joined :))
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