Lily's protection for Harry

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 151838

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenzajlp" <jenneferp at ...> 
wrote:
>> 
> Was it in fact Lily's plan all along to step between Harry & 
> Voldemort, thereby saving Harry's life?  If so, then she would know 
> that a wand would not be necessary.
> 
> Or is it something else we don't know?  I'm beginning to wonder 
> about a half-baked theory - could Lily have transferred her magical 
> powers to Harry along with her blood protection? 

Tonks:
I think there is a slim possibility that Lily might have known of a 
magical theory that was never put to the test. Which takes us back to 
the question of what is the ancient magic that allowed Lily's 
sacrifice to prevent Harry's murder? I don't think it is important to 
the plot to know why LV was going to spare Lily, only that he was.

Does anyone know of any custom in any culture since the beginning of 
time in which one person who was tried for a crime could have someone 
die it his place?  There must have been some custom like this 
somewhere. Is there anything in ancient laws that allows for someone 
to take the place of another?  We see this theme in both Lily and 
Harry and in Bartty Crouch Jr .and his mother.  I think there are 
clues here if only we could figure them out.

Also I wonder about the fact that LV now has Lily's blood within him. 
This must play into this ancient magic in someway and is the reason 
for DD's twinkle. I really think that we need to unravel the 'ancient 
magic". Any helpers???

Tonks_op