Harry's Powers

[Emily]

No: HPFGUIDX 79568

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Potterfanme" <fc26det at a...> 
wrote:

> Now the prophecy states that the person with the power to vanquish 
> the Dark Lord will have power the Dark Lord knows not. (not a 
direct 
> quote).  To me this states that the child will be *born* with the 
> power.  Canon also tells us that LV at the time of Lily's death 
was 
> not human enough to die.  
> 
> What I think may have happened is that Harry was born with the 
power 
> to *strip* LV of his powers.  I think that at the time of the 
first 
> attack, that LV was partially immortal.  After all that is his 
goal.  
> Then when LV uses Harry's blood in GOF he states "....I would 
settle 
> for my old body back again, and my old strength." GOF US p.656.  I 
> think this is why DD had the look of triumph in his eyes.  LV is 
now 
> back to human form.  
> 
> If what I think is true, Harry will not have to kill LV.  As DD 
told 
> LV in OOP, "We both know that there are other ways of destroying a 
> man, Tom," OOP US p.814.  He will simply have to strip LV of the 
> remaining magical powers.  He may then become a squib or pure 
> muggle.  I think this would be the worst thing that could happen 
to 
> LV in his mind.


That's a very interesting theory. Though I'm not sure what Harry's 
power is, I agree with you in that I do not think that Harry was 
actually meant to kill LV. Now why do I think this? You ask. Well, 
after book four it was clear to me that LV was very much human and I 
think that is why DD had that gleam of triumph in his eyes. After 
much discussing with my older brother (whom I got sucked into the 
magical world that is Harry Potter) we both came to the consensus 
that when LV took some of Harry's blood that instead of removing 
Lily's protection from Harry but in fact, he (LV) now has the 
protection himself. This would mean that they would not be able to 
kill each other (despite the prophecies words...which I still think 
are a bit hokey)Your theory seems to fit well with me and brother's 
theory. I wondered how it would be if it wasn't possible for them to 
kill each other. I searched my mind, who would kill Voldemort then? 
Neville? But with your theory, my theory could be possible. But 
until the next two books come out, we just don't know. But it sure 
is fun to speculate, isn't it? :)

~Emily~