The opening chapter of book six

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 121443



kizor0 <ryokas at hotmail.com> wrote:

JKR has mentioned that the first chapter has been considered for the
same position for PS, PoA and OotP but 'finally works here', and that
it has been about thirteen years in the brewing. I've seen remarkably
little discussion of it here though it may be due to my erratic
presence. What's your take on this?

Luckdragon:

One of the scrapbook items you can find on Jo's website is a discarded early 
chapter of PS/SS in which Hermione, Ron, and Harry are discussing the fact 
that the Potter's were in possession of the PS/SS prior to there deaths. The only 
theory I've considered so far for the opening chapter of book six is that 
Voldemort wanted the stone to ensure his immortality and the Potter's had hidden 
it from him which is why LV went to Godrich's Hollow.

Has anyone discussed the possibility that the reason LV could not kill Harry 
was similar to the Unicorn blood idea. The AK curse cannot work on an infant 
or someone so pure and free of sin which is why it rebounded and caused LV to 
live a half life.


I haven't read the scrapbook item, but if the Potters were in possession
of the stone, maybe the reason LV wasn't killed by the rebounded 
curse (JKR said this was the important point no one had asked about) 
is because he was holding the PS/SS when the curse rebounded. It 
gave him a sort of immortality, but it didn't preserve his body. Kind of
like the picture of Dorian Grey...

Julie 



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