Do the math

Kristen hexicon at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 18 03:05:18 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 137947

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <kjones at t...> 
wrote:

> Kathy writes:> [snip]
1. If Dumbledore knew that one of these two 
> boys would be important to the downfall of Voldemort, would he not 
have > warned both families shortly after their births?    [snip] I 
just think that since only two boys in the whole WW were born at 
> the end of July, and that only two families fit the qualification of 
> "defying" Voldemort three times, it would not be too much to expect 
> Dumbledore to warn them well in advance. 

Kristen:
We know from JKR's 2004 chat that Harry's christening was a rushed 
affair since the Potters were about to go into hiding.  Depending on 
what we view as the likely timing of the christening, it sounds like 
they were warned pretty soon after Harry's birth.

Kristen (who is eating crystallized pineapple right now)






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