The Scar. Was: Choices - or not

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89803

> > Carol wrote:
> > However, it's possible that Lily placed a protective charm on him 
> that caused the scar to appear when Voldemort tried to AK Harry. I 
> don't think it was merely her love that protected him. (After all, 
> Barty Crouch's mother also died for her son, but she didn't save him 
> from> evil influences--or dementors.) We know from the same scene in
> > Ollivander's that Lily's wand was "a nice wand for charm work" just 
> as James's was "excellent for transfiguration" (SS/PS 82). We know 
> that the reference to James's wand foreshadowed his ability to 
> transform into a stag. The reference to Lily's wand is probably 
> foreshadowing as well.<snip > 
> > No time to proofread this to be sure it's clear, but I think the
> > protective charm is perfectly compatible with what we know about the
> > scar in relation to LV and the rune and charm references will be
> > important in relation to the scar as well.
> 
> 
> Mandy here:
> Thanks Carol.  Phew!  I was beginning to think I was all alone out 
> there. ;-)
> 
> She had to have done more than just die.  JKR has set her up as this 
> pro-active, fearless women, powerful at charm work and her protection 
> over Harry is some kind of a charm. Separate from DD's charm of 
> protection that seals it at Petunia's.  
> 
> We know that scar appears after the attack; just how it got there is 
> still a mystery.
> 
> Cheers Mandy


Exactly. And look more closely at the rune posts that have come up
lately. I have a feeling that the scar resembles the Eihwaz
('defense') rune for a very good reason, and that Hermione's
particular blunder on her runes O.W.L. is a clue to that significance.

Carol