Who's whose heir or Lily was here / Re: Why the Potter

[Johannes Lupin]

No: HPFGUIDX 58558

>--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Koticzka"
><koticzka at w...> wrote:

>Getting to the *point*:

>2. The Potters did not fight seriously, because they were consious Voldie
>was too strong. James Potter believed in delaying Voldie and
>letting Lilly escape with a child.

>4. James Potter had to be eliminated as GG's descendant.


Me:

Lilly Potter knew what she was doing that night when Harry was
cursed and James was <killed,>  even if we don't.  There is
ample canon evidence to support that preparations were being
made to thwart the attack.  Lilly's role was likely defined, and she
played it to perfection.  She sacrificed herself to save Harry.

Voldemort started getting info from PP around the time of Harry's
birth.  This implies Harry was the reason for Voldemort's visit to
Godric's Hollow that night.  He didn't need a spy close to the
Potters until they had established an heir.  Harry was the threat
because he is the heir of both GG and SS.  Or so I believe.

Now, we are told many times that Harry has "his mother's eyes."
JKR puts much emphasis on eyes in her books, especially to
those with great power (Volde, AD, Dobby).  They likely are the
seat of some measure of magical power.  I believe that JKR has
made this so obvious, because we have heard it so many times,
so it is likely to be true and not a red herring -- Lily performed a
switching spell and gave Harry her eyes.  The size of your eyes
doesn't change much after a year of age, so there wouldn't be
any size issues.  This likely gives Harry a measure of magic that
is beyond his years, and why he has recollection of that night
beyond what a typical one year old would have.  I choose to
believe this although I don't believe that the statements that
Harry looks just like James means that through some complicated
machination, the infant body of James was switched with the
infant body of Harry, as I can not devine to what end that would
be helpful (unless it was to sacrifice Harry so that James could
live.)  So, Lilly's eyes are important, because Harry really does
have them.

The first 2 books really chronicle AD's attempt to ascertain if
Harry is a threat.  Since no one understands what went on that
night, even AD doesn't know how Harry truly survived and if he
has <Dark Potential>.  The sorting hat, which resides in AD's
office, was another "test."  And Harry is the one who brought up
Slytherin to the Sorting hat.  if he had not, the subject may never
have come up!

JH - who is definitely loopy and mildly abashed for having been
so easily snared in the pensieve

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