On Sat, 03 March 2001, Dave Hardenbrook wrote:
> <BR>
> Does the above [quote from SS re: unicorn blood] apply to Voldemort using Harry's blood? Is he now<BR>
> cursed, as a result of slaying something pure and defenseless (Lilly)<BR>
> and then taking blood through which Lilly's love flows? And/Or will<BR>
> the Flesh, Blood, and Bone incantation, cute though it is, *not*<BR>
> protect him from the curse he acquired from drinking the unicorn's<BR>
> blood? In any case, are his days now truly numbered because he's<BR>
> slowly dying of a disease that only afflicts totally evil beings called<BR>
> "Hate Cancer"?<BR>


I've been lurking on the list for about a month, getting a feel for the topics and personalities.  Having considered Dumbledore's look of triumph quite a bit, I thought I'd chime in with my own theory.  JKR lays a lot of stress on the potential for rehabilitation--Dumbledore's greatness derives in large part from his ability to trust (wisely) that even the most apparently untrustworthy characters can change for the better.  I have the feeling that, in JKR's vision, no character is completely irredeemable, perhaps not even Voldemort himself.  By using Harry's blood, is V unwittingly infecting himself with some of Harry's goodness, as well as with the protection he inherited from Lily?  

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