[HPforGrownups] Re: green eyes and the killing curse

[furkin1712 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 79563

Wanda wrote:
> I just don't believe that giving one's life is enough to 
> block an AK - there are too many other instances where we 
> would have heard of it before.  Why didn't James's sacrifice 
> protect Lily, in that case?

"Rebecca Hoskins" wrote:
Well, maybe the protection was not given passively by Lily dying. 
Maybe Lily did some sort of spell or incantation before her death 
that caused this protection to happen. Remember that we are told that 
this is very old magic, so Lily could have looked it up. She would 
have had reason to find some way of protecting Harry, as she knew 
Voldemort was after him because of the prophecy.
>>



Good theory, I think though that Lily's sacrifice is only a small part of why 
Harry lived, I think that Dumbledore didn't tell him something about that 
night. I think there is a secret that will yet be reveiled. Also, can anyone 
explain why Voldemort offered to spare Lily? Maybe that has something to do with 
it, he didn't want to kill her and something happened to make the curse not 
strong enough to kill Harry because he felt bad that he killed Lily? Hmmm, I 
don't know. Remember what Moody said, about you really have to want to kill and 
find pleasure in killing for AK to work? I think that has something to do with 
it.

*-Blue Eyes-*


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