The Avada Kedavra heard 'round the Wizarding World

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 135237

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hokus7" <hokus7 at y...> wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> It's been discussed a bit recently, but nothing solid has been 
> stated, so I'm posing this simple question:
> 
> Why the heck did Voldemort's Avada Kedavra that rebounded off Harry 
> destroy his body?  
> Hokus

OK this is cut from one a longer post (No. 134999), but certainly 
provides you with a theory

....Now, if Voldemort was wise enough to attempt this with the 
prophecy,perhaps he would have attempted the same thing on baby Harry 
i.e. make Harry a Horcrux (I fully admit that this theory has been
suggested before). Therefore, the very person with the power to
destroy the dark lord, would have to kill himself, before he could
truly vanquish Voldemort.

'Voldemort put a piece of himself in me?' said Harry thunderstruck.
'It certainly seems so'. COS p245 (UK edition)

So what happened when Voldemort attempted to make a Harry a Horcrux?
Voldemort is the epitomy of evil. Harry was the epitomy of love (his
mother's love & self sacrifice). I have a feeling that there would be
a fierce opposition to the merging of such opposites i.e. the
explosion. This is what `killed' Voldemort and destroyed Godric's
Hollow.

Finally, this explains why Voldemort so casually attempts to AK Harry
whenever they meet. He has never attempted it before and therefore
has no reason to believe it will not work.

Brothergib