Harry's Scar

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 160013

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan MacLagan" <SMacLagan at ...> wrote:
>
davida:
> > Hi, the scar on Harry's forehead was given to him by Lord Voldemort
> > when he tried to kill him (Harry). I don't know why the scar is
> > in the shape of a lighting bolt and why it hurts everytime Harry
> > feels something from Lord Voldemort. You could be right Nikki,
> > because J.K.Rowling never really explained why the scar hurts
> > Harry.
 
London Granddaughter:
> Since JKR likes to use bits of words to mean something, couldn't the
> name Voldemort mean bolt of lighting (voltage) in relation to death
> (or in this case, a failed attempt to kill)?  I hope JKR explains it
> further, but at least this much seems reasonable to me.

Geoff:
This has been discussed a number of times in the past. The general 
consensus has been that Voldemort's anme is derived from the French 
"vol de mort" = "flight of death" or "theft of death".