Defied three times (Re: Is (was) Harry a squib? )

[jekatiska]

No: HPFGUIDX 108312

Jen Reese wrote:

> I think those are the four times anyway, I debated between the 
> defiance in OOTP and when Harry was a baby, but decided since it was 
> Lily's sacrifice, that would be *her* defiance. As an aside, since 
> James & Lily defied LV the night at Godric's Hollow, wouldn't that 
> be four times for them as well?

Now Jekatiska:

It would be four times - but the child was already born, and only the
times before the child is born count: "born to those who have defied
him three times".

As for James and Lily being talented in DADA, undoubtedly they were.
Seeing that the other couple mentioned in this context were both
Aurors... (Weren't they? I think there's a bit of room for
interpretation in the books "Auror Frank Longbottom and his wife" but
also "they were Aurors and very popular" both in GOF somewhere. Etc.)
Also as far as I understand, James was pretty much good at everything.
As for Lily, we don't know - except that her wand was good for
charmwork, but I suppose even Neville's wand is good for something.
What we do know is that she is courageous and independent: she stood
up against James when he was tormenting Snape - something a lot of
people would not do.