JKR interview - Lily and why Harry ends up having to ...

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 101783

> moonmyyst:
> We know that James and Lily were not exactly on friendly term when 
the OWLs took place but married not too long afterward.  We also know 
that there is more to the Evan's family than we know.  There are many 
pieces to a puzzle.  I think that HP is going to have to figure out 
the puzzle pieces and that is going to give him the "weapon" to go 
against LV.  What those pieces are keep staying just out of reach.  
They will come together in Book 7. <

boyd:

I've been giving this some thought lately, too, and three things 
bother me. 1) Lilly didn't seem fond of James in the flashback, yet 
they married. 2) James "put up a courageous fight", but no word of 
what he was fighting for. 3) Why Harry? Why not someone else? Why is 
he so special? Aaargh, this part just puzzles me.

I can only guess at some storylines, so here's a couple *very* 
off-the-wall thoughts.

* Harry is the *one* who can defeat LV simply because LV chose him to 
be the last killing or possession or whatever for LV to gain eternal 
life. LV already did part of the spell and needed only to kill Harry 
to complete it, and that's why they're connected psychically. And 
that's the only thing that has kept LV from gaining eternal life--he 
has to finish the spell with Harry, no one else will work now that 
the process was begun.

* And maybe James was secretly a Voldie supporter who was going to 
hand over his son willingly. That's why he made Pettigrew the 
secret-keeper; he knew Pettigrew would tell LV where to come to get 
the boy. LV attacked James unexpectedly and James died fighting to 
save himself. Then good Lilly died protecting Harry.

* Or if you can't believe that of James (and this may sound a little 
convoluted) maybe James was anti-Voldie from the start but LV thought 
he was his spy/agent. LV believed James was sacrificing his son to
LV, but James instead hid Harry in Godric's Hollow *after* LV started 
the spell. But Pettigrew was a turncoat, so LV found and killed
James, then tried to kill Harry but Lilly died protected him.

This could explain *why* Harry (and why LV wanted the full prophecy, 
and why LV didn't die--he was already connected to Harry), but it's 
just one possibility. Has anyone come up with other reasons why it
has to be Harry?

boyd