Was Miss Marvolio's sacrifice the same as Lilys?

[jesmck]

No: HPFGUIDX 82232

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...> 
wrote:
> I was thinking about Lily's sacrifice, dying for her son and the 
> protection it has put on Harry, and it occurred to me that Tom 
Riddle 
> must have the same protection, as his mother also made the ultimate 
> sacrifice and died for him, in childbirth.
> 
> Was Miss Marvolio's sacrifice that which enabled Voldemort become 
as 
> invincible as he is? 
> 
> Mandy

Jessica writes:

I don't think that they are the same.  While this has never been 
specified in the canon, I think that Harry is so well protected 
because of the protection charm that Dumbledore put on him.  They 
knew that LV was going to come after Lily and James, so Dumbledore's 
charm must have included soemthing to protect Harry in case of thier 
death. 

That theory aside, I still don't think that the protection would be 
the same because their deaths were different. Lily was specifically 
protecting her child when she died.  Tom's mother wasn't, she was 
giving life, not saving it.