Snape and Harry again.

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Carol:
> It's not through any skill or talent of his own that he's the 
> Boy  Who Lived. And Snape wants not only Harry but everyone in the 
> class to know that. He doesn't want an insufferably arrogant Harry 
> (a second James) who thinks he's better than everyone else. 


SSSusan:
I know this is off the main topic of what you, Alla, Potioncat & 
others are discussing, but when I see this comment, I just have to 
say "STOP!"  I would argue, Carol, that we do NOT know this!  Yes, 
Lily's sacrifice protected him--I do believe that was essential--but 
how do we know that there wasn't *also* Something About Harry in 
addition to that charm?  

Perhaps Lily's protective charm is what prevented Harry from dying 
but it was the Something About Harry that caused the actual rebound 
that vaporized Voldy?  This is ancient magic, we've been told, but do 
we know of any other witch or wizard who survived an AK before, 
ever?  It seems not.  So I would argue that it's reasonable to 
consider that it might have required the combination of Lily's 
ancient magic sacrifice-charm AND the Something About Harry to have 
accomplished it.

Until told directly otherwise by JKR, I don't think I will ever give 
up the idea that there WAS something special about Harry from the get-
go.

Siriusly Snapey Susan