[HPforGrownups] hearing voices

[artsylynda at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 53232

Meg:

> perhaps Harry's imagination makes him almost the most important 
> person in the scene because he wonders how he survived the whole 
> ordeal.

I too find it odd that a one year old could remember words he hasn't learned 
yet -- but Harry's a truly powerful wizard and there are things about him we 
simply don't know -- WHY was Voldemort so intent on killing a *baby*?  Why 
not kill his parents and just keep Harry, if he's going to be such a powerful 
wizard, and raise him to be a Dark Lord (or at least a powerful minion) too?  
But V. seems intent on killing that baby to the extent of ignoring a 
perfectly capable witch who should've been able to put up a better defense 
(why was V. not worried that Lily would AK him???).  What is it about Harry 
that makes everything happen to him?  Why is Voldie so concentrated on him to 
the point of making a CHILD (and then a teenager) his *mortal enemy*?  It 
seems more likely that Dumbledore would be his mortal enemy, if Dumbledore is 
the "greatest wizard of the age" (or however it's put in canon). There are a 
lot of illogical things going on here, which I'm hoping will be thoroughly 
explained in the rest of the books!

Oh, and as for James not doing AK on Voldie -- there is no defense for AK, so 
we're told (I remember reading that somewhere, can't quote it).  Most 
"normal" people would never THINK of doing AK on somebody, especially before 
the other person tried to do something to them (AK "in cold blood" as it 
were).  If we're talking about guns instead of wizardry, the average 
homeowner facing an intruder would more likely try to HIT the intruder (with 
bullets, baseball bat, frying pan, etc.) to stop or disable him, rather than 
consciously thinking, "I'm going to kill this person before he has a chance 
to hurt me."  We just aren't wired that way, in a "normal" life.  Granted, 
James and Lily have been in hiding because they had warnings about Voldie, 
but still, it's a big leap to go from defensive tactics to first-strike 
murder -- and Voldie is the first-strike champ, giving James no chance to 
react.  James wasn't as prepared as he should have been, maybe because he was 
distracted, worried about Harry -- and there they go, putting Harry first 
again.  What *is* it about Harry???  I can't wait to find out!  Sure hope JKR 
hurries up with the rest of the books!!!

Sorry, more questions than answers here. . .but that's just a sign of how 
interesting all these things are!

Lynda 
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"Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA


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