James, a paragon of virtue? Was: Why Do You Like Sirius?

[nrenka]

No: HPFGUIDX 123656


>> Mommystery:
>> I'm always surprised that there wasn't any secondary defense of  
>> their house, like when Voldemort stepped foot on their property, 
>> didn't any alarms go off so they could disapparate?  That should 
>> have been James's job.
>
> Valky:
> They can't dissapparate Harry, He is too young.

I'm not sure that it's that Harry is too young, but it is certainly 
only in the world of fanfics where you can Apparate *with* someone.  
It seems to be canon that you *cannot*--Portkeys seem to be required 
to move multiple people at once (hence the way to go to the QWC, and 
Dumbledore creating the Portkey to move Harry at the end of OotP).

As well, we have no idea of what kinds of wards and protections were 
on the house, whether Voldemort could have trapped them in it 
somehow, etc.  It seems clear that James died *fighting* Voldemort, 
trying to let Lily escape...but like anything is clear at present 
about those events.  Here's hoping we get the play-by-play!

-Nora wishes she could Apparate a few hundred miles north...