Harry's protection

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 113022

SSSusan:
>>>So I'm going with Sacrificial Love as the Power that Lord 
Voldythingy Knows Not *and* which is somehow studied in that room in 
the Dept. of  Mysteries.  <<<
 
 
DuffyPoo:
>> The problem, as I see it, is that Lord Voldythingy *does* know 
it.  "His mother died in the attempt to save him -- and unwittingly 
provided him with a protection I admit I had not forseen....[later]  
His mother left upon him the traces of her sacrifice .. this is old 
magic, I should have remembered it, I was foolish to overlook it ... 
[later again]  I miscalculated, my friends, I admit it.  My curse was 
deflected by the woman's foolish sacrifice." (GoF)  LV clearly says 
he "should have remembered" the old magic, the magic of sacrifice. 
 
"Your mother died to save you.  If there's one thing Voldemort cannot 
understand, it is love.  He didn't realize that love as powerful as 
your mother's for you leaves its own mark..."  (PS)  You and I don't 
understand Time Turning ;-). We couldn't "not understand" it if we 
didn't know about it.  
 
"But I knew, too, where Voldemort was weak.  And so I made my 
decision.  You would be protected by an ancient magic of which *he 
knows,* which *he despises,* and which he has always, therefore, 
*underestimated* -- to his cost.  I am speaking, of course, of the 
fact that your mother died to save you." (OotP - all emphasis mine)  
LV knows the magic, despises it, and underestimates it.<<
 

SSSusan:
Yep, you & I don't understand TT. :-)  But I think Naama answered you 
well concerning intellectually "knowing" something vs. 
experiencing/believing in something.  I think this is the key, 
frankly - that while Voldy knows about it, he doesn't understand it 
nor buy into it.  He doesn't *want* to understand it, either.  He 
isn't willing to consider it, would never be willing to utilize it, 
because he doesn't ever think about anyone else, only his own goals.

Harry is more HUMAN than Voldy.  I think his willingness to sacrifice 
himself comes out of that humanness.  Voldy knows no compassion, 
knows no love, really isn't very human at all.  I'd like that to be 
his downfall, and I can see Harry bringing it about by making the 
greatest of human sacrifices.

(I'm not saying I necessarily want to see this happen, but I can see 
it happening.)

Siriusly Snapey Susan