[HPforGrownups] GH again (was Re: Why Voldemort Would Have Spared Lily)

[annegirl11 at juno.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 112117

Kneasy said:
> Well, she's hasn't defeated him him 3 times - she, either alone or 
> in conjunction with James, has *defied* him 3 times. 

This bugged me: do we know how or in what capacity she defied Voldemort 3
times? Did I miss something, or are we not supposed to know that? If so,
anyone have any theories? It's just a really funny condition of the
prophecy, imo, the idea that Lily Peter'd Voldemort. (I mean the disciple
Peter, rooster crowing each time he claimed he didn't know Christ; not
Pettigrew. Although that *is* interesting...)

> I've never believed that Lily came up with the idea of this 
> protection on her own. "Ancient magic"  sounds more like DD's doing to
me

This may be overly simplistic, but to me, the phrase "ancient magic" has
always sounded almost like "force of nature" or "lost and unknown magic."
That is to say, the protection happened by accident, completely
unexpected by Lily, borne out of her love of Harry. The same would happen
if any witch mother protected her baby. 

> in combination with Harry's  recall
> of *one* green flash (with the intriguing possibility that he hears 
> the "high, cold laughter" *after* the flash) 

The one flash is Lily being killed. Harry doesn't remember the other
flash, because it was directed at him. "You never hear the bullet" and
all that. Either that, or his mind blocked out the horrible memory of his
own near-death.

I do like your theory that it may not have been an AK that Vold used on
Harry. Very possible.

> And then JKR pops up with a question she says we should be 
> considering- "Why didn't Voldy die?" 

I think that's a largely exaggerated comment. The first time I heard it,
it sounded like JKR was wondering why someone didn't pick up on what she
considered a plot hole; her fans had beat her to it and already started
constructing explanations for what she considered weak writing, as fans
are wont to do. Since then, the comment has evolved in conversation to
indicate some great plot suggestion. And, given the phrasing JKR used, I
just don't believe it is. 

Aura

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