[HPforGrownups] Re: Lily's sacrifice - Voldemort's 'Mark'

[James Lawlor]

No: HPFGUIDX 106706

dcgmck:
> This is something that has been bothering me ever since I first read
> that pesky prophecy.  I do not see Voldemort as recognizing Harry, or
> anyone else for that matter, as an equal.
> 

James:
The way I see it, Voldemort "marked" Harry by trying to kill him
first. He felt that Harry was the biggest threat - the one most likely
to defeat him.

entropy:
>Ack! Having a bit of trouble keeping track of this thread, as it's
>morphed into a few different ones!  Anyway, I would like to mention
>that I don't think the rune/scar on Harry's head is the "mark" the
>prophecy spoke of at all. The scar doesn't make Harry his equal.   If
>the Lily's Protection Charm theory is correct (and I think it is!) the
>scar is simply a sign that her protection of Harry was sealed when
>Voldemort attempted to harm him.   JKR has thrown us a big fat red
>herring, and wants us to believe that the scar is a "curse scar" (even
>though no one seems to know for sure if they actually exist) and the
>"mark" described in the prophecy.

James:
Hmm, that's an interesting theory. But I don't quite see how it would
work, since it seems the scar is the link between Voldemort and Harry,
with his scar prickling/burning/etc when Voldemort is nearby, having a
surge of emotion, etc. Unless..... Hmmm! Interesting. Unless, perhaps
thats when part of Lily's protection is activated, and the stronger
the protection is having to "work" against Voldemort's influence (eg,
when Voldemort briefly posesses Harry) or serving as an "early
warning" (of the Legilimency-lilke connection between Harry and
Voldemort or Voldemort's presence). Quite interesting.

And after all, JKR specifically mentions that Lily's wand was good for
Charm work, and James's was particularly suited to Transfiguration -
which at first seems like a simple, but ultimately pointless detail.
But after all, it did end up being quite important that James became
quite good at Transfiguration, so who knows.

- James Lawlor
jlawlor at gmail.com