Wizen gene/What is ancient Ancient Magic

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 80406

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Woodward, Deirdre" 
<dwoodward at t...> wrote:

> That explanation, combined with the fact that there are pure-
bloods, has got me musing about a theme in the books that has 
consistently appeared but very quietly -- the "Before Time" when all 
wizards were pure-blood and practiced another kind of magic -- 
ancient magic 

GEO: There are no purebloods. The purebloods existed as much as 
Hitler's mythical aryan super race. 

>in/studying the ancient magic, Lily protected Harry with a very 
>ancient magic, Dumbledore is well schooled in the arts of the 
>ancient magic.  I don't have my books here to give the exact page 
>and verse, but it's in there.

We don't know if Lily knew her sacrifice would destroy Voldemort. IMO 
it would make more thematic sense that she didn't.

>  
> Does anyone have any canon or speculation about what, exactly, 
Ancient Magic is?
>  
> Deirdre

Love, blood and desire which seems to be the strongest magics in the 
whole HP universe