[HPforGrownups] Re: Lily's protection for Harry

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 151831

Jenza wrote:
This has been troubling me for quite some time now since this thread began.
Voldemort entered Godric's Hollow and James gave Lily a headstart,
essentially telling her to take Harry and flee.  Did she not have time or
did she have another plan?  The thing that most puzzles me is the fact that
we have heard time and time again that Lily was a very powerful witch (at
the very least in Charms and Potions).  So when Voldie entered baby Harry's
room and she put herself between them, WHY didn't she have a wand?  Why
didn't she attempt in any way to perform ANY KIND of magic?  If she knew
Voldie was on his way, wouldn't she have armed herself?  

Did Lily not have time to grab her wand?  I should think this not really
plausible as during a dark time as this, knowing that your family is at
risk, going so far as to have a Secret Keeper, wouldn't you have your wand,
your greatest weapon, at the ready at all times?



Sherry now:

Has it ever been said, that Lily did not have a wand?  I can't remember from
the interview if JKR said categorically, that Lily was unarmed?  She may
have had her wand, but with her whole focus being on saving Harry, she may
have thought she couldn't get to it or use it fast enough.  Voldemort could
have disarmed her as well.  We don't yet know all the details of what
exactly did happen.  Even though I resent the idea that lily's sacrifice was
better and braver than James' dying to protect his family, I can understand
a mother's desperation to try to stand between her child and an enemy.  

As for not apparating, could there be something like anti apparation charms,
that would have prevented people from apparating into the grounds or house,
but  would also prevent people apparating away?  After all, the Potters were
confident in their secret keeper and might not have thought they needed to
be able to apparate out.  but then, if they were so confident, why have anti
apparation anyway?

Sherry