Lily's protection saving Harry

[eledhwen_0]

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Hi!
I'm mostly a lurker but I felt that I had to give my opinion on this 
subject. I've read masses of posts talking about the way Lily's love 
saved Harry; whether it was a spell or simply the strength of the 
sacrifice. The problem is that I do not believe that her sacrifice is 
the thing that saved Harry at all. It is never stated in cannon that 
this is what saved him. In PS/SS (sorry I don't have the books with 
me so I can't say which page) Dumbledore simply says that 
Quirell/Voldemort couldn't touch Harry because of the protection 
given by Lily, not that this is what kept him alive as a baby. Also I 
do not believe that Voldemort's statement in GoF that there was no 
mother to die for Harry this time (sorry that I can't give the exact 
quote, but as I said I do not have the books right now)is proof of 
that this is what saved Harry's life, both because Voldemort is not 
all knowing and because it's never a good idea to trust the bad guy.  
I believe that there must have been something else, something special 
about Harry that saved him.
I hope I havent repeated something that has been said a million times 
or gotten any of these quotes wrong (too much time away from the 
books) and made a complete fool of myself. If I have gotten them 
wrong, please be nice when you completely trash this theory.
Hugs Eledhwen