Priori Incantatem

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No: HPFGUIDX 91777

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophierom" <sophierom at y...> 
wrote:
> Pippin writes:
<snip>
> "The consensus on the list was that priori incantatem will be
> referred to again, and it will be important for it to operate as
> originally described. And of course JKR said there was a huge
> clue on that page. It wasn't the James Lily swap. So what was it?"
> 
> Sophierom:
> 
> Being relatively new to this list, I've never heard this before. 
Can 
> you tell me where JKR talks about this "huge clue?" 
> 

Ditto for me.  This is the first time I've heard of that.  

> What I found interesting about the scene where Harry's wand forces 
> priori incantatem on LV's wand is how all the 
echoes/ghosts "hissed" 
> at LV and how "livid with fear" LV was. (GOF Am. ed., paperback, 
> 667) The only other times I remember LV's fear being discussed is 
> whenever characters say that Dumbledore is the only one LV fears. I 
> wonder if Dumbledore will purposely let himself be killed by LV so 
> that in the final confrontation, when Harry and LV's wands meet 
> again, Dumbledore can emerge as part of the priori incantatem. 
> According to the prophecy, only Harry (if he is the "one") can 
> vanquish LV. If Harry forces priori incantatem, then aren't the 
> ghost-like figures part of his spell work? Whatever they do to LV 
> would be part of Harry's destruction of him. 
> 
<snip>

I wonder if LV's fear was from his returned victims prowling around 
or from the Phoenix song - supposed to strike fear into those who are 
not pure of heart.  I just reread that page and the only things of 
significance I see are that LV was fearful, Lily interacted with 
Harry, or that they were able to give him time (not that I can catch 
all hints from JKR - she's sneaky!).

Kristen
P.S.  I have found it interesting to go back and read old interviews 
with JKR on the Quick Quotes site - part of the Floo Network.  She 
dropped a lot more hints before Harry became insanely popular.