Hey, Yew/Harry's Scar

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...> wrote:
> I have been re-reading PS/SS and came across something that peaked my 
> interest. When McGonagal, DD and Hagrid are looking at baby Harry one 
> last time, McGonagal asks DD if he can fix Harry's scar. He replies 
> that even if he could, he would not as scars can be very useful. 
> 
> We know the scar causes extreme pain when LV is up to something, so I 
> guess you could say the pain is a bit of a tip off to Harry, but it 
> hasn't really been helpful in thwarting or avoiding LV.  So will the 
> scar be helpful in some other way to Harry in the future?  I am not 
> sure if this has been discussed before. If so, I apologize, and would 
> like to hear others comments.
> 
> Fran



I've been thinking about this a lot lately.  I'm beginning to think
that the scar was not produced by Voldemort's curse at all, as
everyone in the WW believes.  

The more I think about it, the more I believe that the scar is really
an eihwaz rune, which often resembles a lightning bolt. The rune is
said to protect one from dangerous magic (by reflecting it back). It
represents protection as well as death, reincarnation, and long life.
It also signifies the necessity for one to go through great, sometimes
painful, change in life in order to grow and succeed.  Since Lily
seems to have had some knowledge of ancient magic, she may have given
Harry the scar immediately before (or even quite a while before)
Voldemort's visit to Godric's Hollow.

If Harry had this protection before Voldemort's curse, it may explain
V.'s curse being reflected back and nearly killing him. It may also
explain the destruction of Godric's Hollow; a powerful, dangerous
curse reflected back would surely be poorly aimed and could cause
massive devastation to the surrounding area.

Dumbledore may have more understanding of the scar's powers than he
has let on (very Dumbledore-ish tactic). Although he may not have been
sure what kind of protection the scar might provide Harry in the
future, he is probably aware of how it helped Harry during his first
battle with Voldemort at Godric's Hollow, and suspects that it will be
valuable to him in the future.

:: Entropy :: who is wondering if Neville has a rune on his arse.