[HPforGrownups] AK and victims' remains

[Elihu Falk]

No: HPFGUIDX 91416



"oogems7" wrote:
> Harry is found holding Cedric's dead body in the maze. 


Julie:
I have been away for a few days, so I was catching up on some posts 
of interest. I read this right after reading about the posts about 
James and Lilly's remains. The AK could not have cremated them, or 
Harry would not be holding Cedric's dead body. He would not have 
had a body to hold onto while going back through the portkey. Do we 
have any canon evidence, other than Petunia's "got herself blown up" 
comment that there actually were no remains of James and Lilly? 
Regardless of the answer "yes remains" "no remains" my question is 
this: Any speculations as to how this would play into the plot of 
the septology? It could be we don't kow because we don't need to 
know...it has no plot value. Just curious.



My (Elihu's) answer:

The Avada Kadavra Curse is not what blew up the remains of James and Lily. The deflected curse on Harry seems to have done that, in my opinion. Look at the following description:

A particular wizard [Lord Voldemort] believes that Harry Potter will be a danger to him [as a result of the prophecy]. He attempts to use a spell he never failed with [Avada Kadavra] on someone else and [afterwords] on Harry. The spell ordinarily has no effect on the surroundings, just incorrectable damage [death] to the intended victem. However, the spell caused distruction of the surroundings [the house became rubble], and temperaryily affected the wizard [Voldemort] in a way simalar to that intended on Harry. [13 years later, Voldemort is completely back to life].

Now I'll repeat the same thing, changing only the sqare brackets, and it will describe a different event:

A particular wizard [Gilderoy Lockhart] believes that Harry Potter will be a danger to him [as a result knowledge which Harry now had]. He attempts to use a spell he never failed with [memmory charm,] on someone else and [at the same time] on Harry. The spell ordinarily has no effect on the surroundings, just incorrectable damage [memmory loss] to the intended victem. However, the spell caused distruction of the surroundings [part of the tunnel caved in], and temperaryily affected the wizard [Lockhart] in a way simalar to that intended on Harry. [2 1/2 years later, he's starting to gain back his memmory].

I think the similarities are no coincidence. Is this part of the charm Lily left on Harry?

                                                      Elihu



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