The scar

[Barry]

No: HPFGUIDX 182657

> > ---  "Barry" <whealthinc@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was wondering why Harry had a scar shaped like lightning 
> > > rather than a smudge. A zig-zag lightning shape is, of course,
> > > a symbol of power. Yet the power that creates lightning is an 
> > > electronic one. Rowling has been quoted here as saying that 
> > > magic negates electricity. So a magic person wears a sign of 
> > > a power that is negated by magic! Am I reading this correctly?
> > > 
> > > Barry

Thanks for all the replies. It occured to me to Google. I got this from 
www.muggle.net:
Koen Van Der Voort: Why is the scar on harrys forehead lightning shaped
J.K. Rowling: To be honest, because it's a cool shape. I couldn't have 
my hero sport a doughnut-shaped scar.

So it depends on what JKR means by 'cool'. 
Barry