revelations from the Edinburgh Festival

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 110118

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:
> 1)Lily used Ancient Magic to protect Harry (I believe the scar on
> Harry's head is actually a protective rune, rather than a lightning 
bolt)

JKR has specifically said that the shape of the scar is not what is 
significant. Elsewhere, she remarked that she chose a lightening bolt 
because it is easily recognizable (i.e. to make Harry stand out in a 
crowd).

Josh