 How did Dumbldore AND Voldemort know?
I myself have always wondered how exactly Dumbledore knew that the death of Lily had generated a magical sacrificial protection for Harry. We are told that it is a powerful counter-charm, old magic, from Voldemort himself. And yet, no one had ever survived an Avada Kedavra before.
It appears Dumbledore knows about this sacrificial protection before he placed Harry with the Dursleys; and it is because of this that Dumbledore chose Petunia, as Lily's blood relative, to be Harry's guardian. Lily's death generated protection for Harry from Voldemort himself; Dumbledore sealed this protection by placing a charm over the Dursleys so that Harry would be safe from Voldemort. So, how did both Dumbledore and Voldemort know that Lily generated a magical sacrificial protection? |