The Prophecy's half fulfilled

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 108472

DuffyPoo wrote:
>> As an aside, which I probably shouldn't do, if LV went after James 
first, which he apparently did (or so the books say), why on earth 
didn't James AK LV? <<

HunterGreen:
Perhaps for the same reason that the DEs didn't use AK on any of the 
kids in the DoM (when they knew who it was that had the prophecy).  
It must just take more energy to summon an AK than a simple stunning 
or disarming spell. Voldemort perhaps didn't intend on killing James 
at all, and only did so because James engaged him in battle (which is 
why the protection didn't come from James). Any of of the other less 
high-profile spells used in battle probably are easier to aim, and 
take less energy to use. After Voldemort had been knocked out then 
James would have had a chance to AK him...alas Voldemort was too 
quick for him, and it didn't happen that way (we don't know that 
Voldemort wasn't using the same tactic, though I think he wasn't).




LV was trying to get his son. Whether James had any idea LV was going 
to kill him,
or merely take him to use in some other way (train up to be the next 
generation
LV?), I just don't understand why James didn't AK the big guy. He 
fought, and
he fought bravely, the AK, since the prophecy, may not have 'killed' 
LV (the
reason I think DD didn't AK LV in the Atrium, or part of the reason) 
but it
certainly would have slowed him down enough that they could have 
escaped with
baby Harry and found another place to hide, using a 
more...um....reliable secret
keeper.