Lily's Protection (Re: LV never loved anyone)

[romuluslupin1]

No: HPFGUIDX 110711

"Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" wrote in 110306:
> My theory is I think Lily was able, with her magic, to put an
> image of herself in her baby's mind, that would be like an 'imaginary
> mum' (by analogy with 'imaginary friend') who would cuddle Harry and
> tell him that he's a good kid who doesn't deserve Dursley abuse and
> tell him about how decent people behave, thus being that one caring
> adult said to be necessary to even a 'resilient' child's survival of
> serious abuse... <snip> 


Romulus Lupin:
I've read this theory before, but I always had this little problem 
with it. Why would Lily put an anti-Dursley spell on Harry? He was 
supposed to go live with his godfather and Guardian, Sirius Black, 
who, while probably an immature father would certainly have been a 
doting one (he is a doting godfather, inasmuch as his situation and 
the world he lives in consent him to be). Are you suggesting Lily 
knew Sirius would end up in Azkaban and Harry would have to live 
with the Dursleys? If so, how did she come by that knowledge?

Romulus Lupin, who just can't refrain from posting these days