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Does Harry ever live with Sirius Black?
To keep Sirius safe, Dumbledore demands that Sirius not leave his parents’ home at Twelve Grimmauld Place, lest the Ministry of Magic catch him and return him to Azkaban. In this sense, Harry and Sirius lead parallel lives, since Dumbledore orders Harry to spend his summers with the Dursleys.
How old is Sirius Black in the third book?
Sirius, aged 35 Unfortunately, by the next spring, his condition deteriorated, and he reverted back to a state that was only slightly better than that which he had been in a year ago: unshaven, with a faint scent of stale drink around him, and he did not bother to change his clothes at night (presumably a result of his …
Why didn’t James Potter’s death confer magical protection on Lily Potter?
In order for the protection to form, the victim must be given the option to live, but consciously chose death. This is why James Potter’s death didn’t confer magical protection on Lily and Harry in 1981; as Voldemort was set upon killing James and thus never gave him an opportunity to choose to save himself.
Does the Elder Wand + lily’s blood = assured survival?
According to J. K. Rowling, this kind of magic is very un-scientific, and that there was no “Elder Wand + Lily’s Blood = Assured Survival” formula. It was ultimately the choices that Harry and Voldemort made.
How did Lily Potter save Harry Potter from Voldemort?
It’s well known that because Lily consciously sacrificed herself to save Harry, her love protected him from Voldemort’s killing curse. Instead of being Avada Kadavra-ed out of existence, Harry was only left with his lightning bolt shaped scar — well, that and a piece of Voldemort’s splintered soul inside of him.
What happened to Lily and James Potter’s wands?
On the night they were murdered, James and Lily were caught by surprise in their home without their wands on them. In a passage from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry sees his parents’ murder from Voldemort’s point of view. As Voldemort encounters James he observes, “It was easy, too easy, he had not even picked up his wand.”