[HPforGrownups] Re: Hogwarts Attacked! ( was: Cabinet First)

[Diego Sueiro]

No: HPFGUIDX 157998

Pippin:
>  But how do you explain Voldemort's failure to anticipate
>  that Lily would willingly sacrifice her life? He knew that it
>  would be a very powerful countercurse (CoS), but it doesn't
>  seem to have dawned on him that she might use it.
>

Diego:
It doesn't seem to be the first time we see Lord Voldemort forgetting
to take into account something he already knew. In CoS, we saw
a rather similar situation:

JKR in CoS:
> "Phoenix tears. - ." said Riddle quietly, staring at Harry's arm. "Of
> course ... healing powers ... I forgot. . ."

Diego