Subject: Why did Harry survive? (WAS: dragon blood & and the Eyes)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 83342

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Paula Gaon <paulag5777 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> It's bothered me all throughout the series how Harry keeps 
surviving.  Really, how could a baby survive the AV curse?  

Siriusly Snapey Susan here:
I enjoyed the posts about how DD, Hagrid, & Snape might all have been 
part of the protection placed on Harry, and that it involved dragon 
blood.  At this point, though, I'd like to respond just to the above 
question.

I hesitate to offer my view because I'm afraid my next paragraph will 
open a can of worms, but I'm going to anyway....

Isn't it possible that Harry survives because in some way Harry 
is "the chosen one"?  I'm *not* saying JKR is making Harry into a 
Christ figure necessarily, but there's obviously "something about 
Harry"... something which provides him with powers others do not 
have.  I mean, I have never bought that Harry got all his powers *in 
transfer* from Lord Voldy's attack on him.  I believe he had some 
special power *before* the attack which allowed him to deflect it.  
It's true that LV transferred some of his powers to Harry as well, 
but I think Harry came fully equipped with something even more 
magical than your average magical wizard.

Clearly some magical power is gained through learning and practice, 
but sometimes witches and wizards are just *gifted*--either with 
special abilities [morphmagi, for instance--born, not made] or with 
extra-strong magical powers [Tom Riddle/LV & Dumbledore, for 
instance].  What's to keep us from believing that Harry Potter truly 
was *destined* for something...and that he *came into this life* 
already possessing special powers or abilities that no other witch or 
wizard has ever had?

Perhaps I'm wrong and you all think I'm nutters--that it truly was 
just the combination of Lily's sacrifice and the magical protection 
DD placed on Harry--but I think it's more than that.  I think those 
two things have helped him survive, first, to an age where he could 
safely discover he's a wizard; and then second, to young adulthood, 
at which point he is beginning to be old enough to understand/develop 
those special abilities he possesses.

Siriusly Snapey Susan