Harry's protection

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No: HPFGUIDX 112120


(Major snipage)

Kneasy:
GH - a spell (probably a form of possession or mental intrusion)
that is repelled by the protection. Is the protection general or
specific to the spell used?


Snow:

Going once
going twice
sold! Brilliant Kneasy! JKR has such a knack 
at leading one into assumption. The spell used at GH has always been 
referred to but never identified as an AK, it's always the spell that 
was used that night or something as equally evasive. It has also been 
referenced that Voldemort came to kill Harry and if he had succeeded 
it most certainly would have killed the child but that doesn't 
necessarily mean that he set out with the intension of killing Harry 
or that it was the AK that was used. The part of the prophecy that 
was supplied to Voldemort only stated that a child
with the power to 
vanquish
what is it that Voldemort seeks? Quirrel was taught the 
answer to this question by Voldemort "There is no good and evil, 
there is only power, and those too weak to seek it". (SS) Power! This 
child is born with power. Voldemort must have this power. He doesn't 
want to kill the child with this power but take it from the child to 
make himself stronger, if in the process of obtaining this power the 
child dies, so be it. 
If this spell of "possession or mental intrusion" was used and 
deflected, in much the same way that it had been at the Ministry (get 
to that in a bit), it was this power of protection created by Lily 
that literally split Voldemort in half. Voldemort connected with 
Harry but that part of him that connected was unable to escape, which 
left his essence, divided. 

(snipped just a tad)
Kneasy:
The Ministry - Try an AK - but it's blocked by outside agency
(promising) and as a bonus he finds out that Harry's mind has
developed in ways that Voldy can't live with. ("Make a note of that,
Bella.")


Snow:
Yes! Defiantly make a note of that bonus finding because it is very 
important.
Why didn't the same thing happen to Voldemort at the Ministry, as at 
GH, when he attempted the possession? The answer is quite simple; 
Voldemort was reborn with Harry's blood. Although Voldemort can now 
enter Harry's mind he is unable to dwell there because Harry isn't 
afraid. Harry isn't afraid to run to the rescue at any given moment 
disregarding his own safety. Harry cares: "You care so much you feel 
as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it." (OOP) What a 
choice of words
bleed to death
something Voldemort can't abide in or 
with. Harry has now formed his own protection against Voldemort. 


Kneasy:
If I was Voldy, I'd be sticking to the AK from now on, it could well
do the trick. Mind you, I doubt he will, he'll try to come up with
something 'foolproof' that won't work for one reason or another.
As Hermione observes, wizards aren't renowned for logical thinking.

Snow:
Do you think that maybe Voldemort may realize at this point that he 
should not go toe-to-toe with Harry? Voldemort was under the 
assumption that it was Lily's ancient magic that was the factor in 
Harry's power so he specifically used Harry's blood in order to 
eliminate this power over him. Voldemort announces to the whole of 
the graveyard that he is more powerful than Harry
but of course he 
wasn't. Voldemort at this point reassesses the power issue that Harry 
has and thinks
if it isn't the protection that his mother gave him 
then there must be more to that prophecy. This is actually a very 
logical assumption. Snape may not have a monopoly in the logic 
territory. 
Voldemort must be aware of what lies within Harry after his recent 
attempt at the Ministry and the reason as to why he was unsuccessful. 
Dumbledore plainly tells "Tom" that night what power Harry has over 
him. This power is unobtainable by Voldemort. Where does Voldemort go 
from here? Like all good hero stories if you cant get the hero get 
the people closest to him. 
Kneasy I think you might get your wish. It might not be an all out 
blood bath but I think it could be a bit of a cat bath.

Snow