Lily's physical description, and a bit more apparently :-)

[mad_maxime]

No: HPFGUIDX 125891


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone"
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:

> > > "... if I was to rise again, more powerful than I had been when
> > > I had fallen. I wanted Harry Potters blood. I wanted the blood
> > > of the one who had stripped me of power thirteen years ago for
> > > the lingering protection his mother once gave him would then
>  > >reside in my veins too."
> >
> > Max replied: This statement doesn't necessarily show that
> > Voldemort believes he will be protected by Lily's blood now.
 
> GEO responded: Really? I for one certainly think it does show that
> Voldemort would get that additional benefit. He says it himself that
> the protection would then reside within his veins.

Max:

I guess it depends on how you interpret "reside". You choose to
interpret that as the protection is being shared. I choose to
interpret it as the protection is simply being carried in his blood.
Neither of us can say at this point who is right and who is wrong.
It's all a matter of opinion.  
 
> > Max replied: I seriously doubt that protective magic can be
> > transferred to another simply by taking a bit of someone's blood.
 
> GEO responded: And how can you say whether that is possible or
> impossible?

Max:

I have no idea if it's really possible or impossible. My opinion is
that I seriously doubt it in this particular case.

> GEO responded: It's really Rowling's world and whatever her
> characters say in terms of exposition is probably true.

Max:

Again, the "exposition" you refer to is open to interpretation.

> GEO responded: Besides it's magic almost anything is possible
> considering the rules governing it are more murky.

Max:

True. But this neither proves nor disproves my case or yours.
 

> > Max replied: Imo, V is simply stating that his ownership of the
> > lingering spell in his veins will nullify Harry's protection. In
> > his mind, he is now free to kill Harry.
>
> GEO responded: No thats not what he says. He says he shares in the
protection. . .

Max:

I hate to be a stickler, but nowhere do the words "share in the
protection"  or even the word "share" appear in the referenced text.
This is simply your reading of the text.
 
> GEO responded: . . .but if the protection was truly nullified then
> why does Dumbledore decide to send him back to Privet Drive and the
> Dursleys at the end of GoF.

Max:

The Privet Drive protection was set in place by Dumbledore and sealed
by Petunia. It can be seen as related to or even an extension of
Lily's protection, but it is a separate charm. I believe this is a
fact stated in the text and not my opinion, but others may disagree.  

In short, many things are clearly stated in JKR's text. Imo, Voldemort
gaining protection from Lily's blood is not one of them. What we *do*
know is that Voldemort wanted to kill Harry that night, and the only
way to do so would be to nullify Lily's lingering protection. This is
clearly important to Voldemort, as one of the first things he does is
to show the DEs how he can now touch Harry.

So, who's right. I have no idea. But we each cetainly have our own
opinions. :)