[HPforGrownups] Lily's sacrifice and potection

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 192628

On 3/15/2014 7:59 PM, moony_loony at yahoo.com wrote:
> Lily sacrificed herself in order to protect Harry. Because of this 
> sacrifice Voldemort was unable to kill Harry, the AK curse rebounded 
> and Voldemort's body was destroyed.
> Recently I realized that there is someone else who sacrificed himself 
> to protect someone loved--I'm speaking of James. James sacrificed 
> himself to protect Lily and Harry.
> What is the difference between James' sacrifice and the sacrifice of 
> Lily (and in book seven Harry)?

Bart:
Consider one of the major themes of the book. The difference was that, 
unlike virtually everybody else, Lily was given a choice.

     Bart
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