Lily's protection for Harry and Harry a Horocrux ?

[Jennifer Carlson]

No: HPFGUIDX 151938

> Steven1965aaa:
> 
> I think this is a very good point. But here's the 64,000 question -
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> the end, how will that help Harry win, i.e. vanquish LV?


Jen:
Going at this from a more personal angle to give explanation!

I have Borderline Personality Disorder...without treatment, I could 
*easily* be LV...WITH treatment I am a loving mother, wife, friend, 
and capable of doing great and lovely things!

*All* people have a light and dark side.  I think for JKs purposes, 
it made more sense to split them, in order to show those traits to 
their fullest through LV and Harry...

However, to answer this particular question...you cannot overcome 
darkness without understanding it...thus the common phrase about 
facing your fears.  For example...if I had not *sought* to 
understand my own illness, it WOULD control me b/c I would be 
completely ignorant about it.

This is why DD makes such a HUGE effort to help Harry understand 
LV...he has to be able to *understand* his foe to have any hope to 
*conquer* him.

Jen, who hopes that makes sense as she's got a wicked migraine!