Hey, Yew/Harry's Scar

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 90133

> Sawsan here.> 
> I looked up the eihwaz (sp?) rune on the net.
> 
>  http://www.bewitchingways.com/runes/eihwaz.htm
> <snip>
> 
> EIHWAZ UPRIGHT:Survival, strength, reliability, dependability,
> trustworthiness, enlightenment, endurance, defense, protection, secret
> I would think that the eihwaz upright is what Harry has on  his
> forhead if I am correct, and the fact that it is " It is a life giving
> force which has its roots in the Underworld and death" has a lot to do
> with the ancient magic that Harry's mom left for Harry by protecting
> him and sacrificing herself, which maybe, when Voldie tried to kill
> Harry, the Eihwaz appeared.
>

Thanks for the information. I happen to think that you're right that
the Eihwaz rune, meaning protection and so on, appeared on Harry's
forehead when LV's curse hit Harry as the result of the "ancient
magic" involved with her sacrifice. 

What I want to say here is a new point, at least for me: Normally the
Avada Kedavra leaves the victim unmarked; Tom Riddle's family look as
if they died of fright, poor Cedric looks slightly surprised, but the
curse doesn't blast a hole through them or mark them in any way. Harry
alone is marked. The curse ricohets off his forehead onto Voldemort,
who also suffers in a unique way, losing his body when the normal
reaction is to lose the spirit (die) with the body completely intact. 

Voldemort survived because of pre-existing magic, transformative
spells he had performed on himself. Harry also survived through
pre-existing magic (either his mother's self-sacrifice alone or a
protective charm she placed on him). Which of them caused the scar to
appear?  Is it merely the accidental marking of Harry as Voldemort's
equal, Eihwaz-shaped because of the association of yew with the rune,
or did it appear the second the curse struck Harry as a result of
protective magic (also associated with the rune), shielding him and
deflecting the curse onto Voldemort? Or both?

Carol, who swore she was through with this thread but can't seem to
let it go.