Power the Dark Lord Knows Not.

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"gelite67"  says: 
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> Assuming that Harry is the person to whom the prophecy refers (not 
trying to start a thread on that topic), could he still/currently 
possess a power of which LV (and the rest of us) are unaware? Or 
perhaps it is a power that Harry hasn't even gained yet?

> Seems like Harry either possessed the power at that time or he 
didn't. Even if he did, that doesn't mean that LV knew of that power 
then, or knows of it now. If Harry didn't possess the power, 
couldn't he gain the power at a later point? If the series makes 
anything clear, it is that the power of a wizard grows/changes over 
time.

> It just seems that JKR wants us to assume that Harry's power to 
love and feel love is that power of which the Dark Lord know not. But 
LV knows/knew about the power of love. He may have forgotten about it 
or discounted it, but he knew about it. So then, how can that be the 
power that he knows not?
 
 Bonnie now:

I know this has been discussed, but didn't I read somewhere that the 
fact that Harry has his mother's eyes is very important?  This can't 
be just about the "love shield" can it?  Or if it is, there must be 
some aspect to it that we don't know of yet.  JKR says we should be 
asking ourselves:

1.  Why did Harry survive?

2.  Something about why LV didn't die (or why he became "vapormort" - 
I forgot exactly how it was worded)?

IMO I think JKR has an ace up her sleave that we don't know about 
yet.  I agree,  there must be another power or an increase of 
the "love shield" that we will find out about.  If Harry defeats LV 
now with his current tools, it will be by accident.  At least so far 
that seems to be the way things have gone.  Except for the Patronus 
Charm, Harry has won mostly by good luck so far.  I'm sure he has a 
lot more Wizarding tricks to learn.  


Bonnie (who want to see Harry become a GREAT wizard, and wonders 
about his mother's eyes.)