06-10-2008, 07:22 PM
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 Re: How did Dumbldore AND Voldemort know?
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Originally Posted by hedwig123  JKR explained this. It was because Voldemort gave Lily a choice, which he had never really done before. So even though, say, James also sacrificed himself, that didn't evoke a magical protection because Voldemort would have killed him anyway.
But Lily could have run and saved herself, which she refused to do, and so her choice to die to try to save Harry is what caused the protection. | Thats it, exactly! Her choice to die for Harry is what did it. In the aftermath & Harry's survival, it was probably the only conclusion that Dumbledore could come to..... As for Voldemort, he didnt consider love to be a powerful magical force, he was obviously sorely mistaken..... |