[HPforGrownups] Re: Look of triumph in Dumbledore's eye

[James Sharman]

No: HPFGUIDX 154985

Previous to the graveyard resurrection, Voldemort could not touch Harry
without being harmed / killed himself. Voldemort knew that Harry's
protection came from his mothers love and sought to acquire the protection
using Harrys blood in the ritual.

 

This appears to have worked, Voldemort was able to touch Harry without pain
or the loss of his body.

 

Voldemorts protection was working (as was Harrys). But Harry must return to
the Dursleys every year for the protection to continue working. Unless I'm
mistaken Voldemort does not live at the Dursleys and so his derived form of
the projection would have expired shortly afterwards. I believe the gleam of
triumph was Dumbledors realization that the dark lord believing himself
protected is now more vulnerable. Information is power. Voldemort would
never have allowed Harry near him before the ritual, but now believes he is
safe.

 

Once all of the Horcri are dealt with, Harry merely needs a touch to finish
it once and for all.

 

For those who are squeamish about the idea of our young protagonist
committing murder, remember it was an accident in the philosophers stone and
could just as well be an accident the second time round, after all Harry
believes Voldemort is protected as well.

 

 

 

 

 

--- In HPforGrownups@ <mailto:HPforGrownups%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "felix_quinn" <felix_quinn at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Possible spoilers ahead, if you haven't read GOF or HBP
> 
> I'm sure this must have been covered before, but I thought I'd bring
> it up in hopes of fresh ideas and theories.
> Is there any popular theory regarding the look of triumph in
> Dumbledore's eyes at the end of GOF? There are certainly some widely
> acknowledged theories concerning Dumbledore's death (or the
> possibility of his living) and how or why Snape may or may not be
> evil. So is there an equivalent for that moment? I know most readers
> have noticed it, at the very least, and sometimes it is brought up
> for discussion, but isn't it possible that it might be absurdly
> important to the story, and we're overlooking a huge clue? <snip>

bridge13219:
This bothered me for a while too. My current theory involves 
Dumbledore's later explanation to Harry, about why Harry survived LV'
s AK curse and is still alive. While Lily's sacrifice saved Harry 
immediately, the charm Dumbledore cast that night (by leaving him in 
the house where Lily's blood lives) has kept him safe all these 
years. I think the "look of triumph" was because the charm Dumbledore 
cast was/is working, and Voldemort is only aware of the protection 
caused by Lily's sacrifice.

 



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