LV and "Reflected" AK curse

[Miikka R.]

No: HPFGUIDX 128550

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fanofminerva"
<drjuliehoward at y...> wrote:
> I, too, like the theory of the curse being reflected, but I do not 
> think it was a mirror.  My opinion following your theory is that
the 
> ancient magic Lily used to protect Harry is what reflected the 
> curse.  The magic saved Harry but he "absorbed" some of the curse, 
> thuse leaving his scar.  LV did not die because he did not receive 
> the full blast of the AK curse, but a reflected partial curse.  The 
> real question is "Whattup wid de ancient magic, Lil?"  What did she 
> use, and is this linked to how he eventually will be defeated (with 
> the antecedent of "he" being either LV or HP, according to the 
> prophecy)?
> Julie

I'm more in favor of the PS - level explanation, in face of all recent
evidence. The way I see it - and more because I like the way it sounds
than actual likelihood of being true - the case was very similar to
the first Narnia book. What took place wasn't an elaborate magical
ritual or even a proper spell, just the way the world works. Mother
dies unresistingly and voluntarily, kid gains protection. Magic woven
into the very structure of existence, if you like to use this kind of
language.

What this can't account for is why LV wasn't trying to kill Lily, who
was an active Order member. That may have just been a plot point. In
any case, it's pretty clear what took out the house. The mighty wizard
casts a potent spell which goes awry big time, the end result is a
massive burst of unfocused magical power; hence, boom. The same
principle was at work when Pettigrew escaped Sirius.

- Kizor