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Why couldnt Voldemort touch Harry?
When Harry’s mom sacrificed herself to protect him, she created a defensive barrier for Harry with her love. Voldemort cannot touch Harry directly because of this magic. He cannot harm Harry at the Dursleys because Lily’s blood (Petunia being her sister) gives him protection there.
Why did Voldemort want the DADA position?
Voldemort wanted to exert his influence on the students of Hogwarts so as to get them to be inclined towards the Dark Arts, for he believed that “there is no good and evil, there is only power… and those too weak to seek it.” Voldemort, himself, saw how Dumbledore strongly influenced the students into believing in …
Why was Voldemort after Harry as a baby?
Snape told him only part of Trelawney’s prophecy; that a child born at the end of July, whose parents had thrawted him 3 times, would grow up to kill him. This narrowed it down to either Harry or Neville. Dumbledore speculates that Voldemort went after Harry first because they were both half bloods.
Why did Voldemort need Harry blood back?
Voldemort believed, out of his lack of understanding love, that by using Harry’s blood, it would allow him to bypass Lily’s protection and thereby enable him to circumvent what the boy has which robbed him of power years ago, when in fact it actually strengthened it.
Why did Voldemort touch Harry in the Goblet of Fire?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire In using Harry’s blood, Voldemort ties the two of them closer together, tethering Harry to life while he, Voldemort, survives. So even as Voldemort thinks he has understood the ancient magic that protects Harry, it thwarts him again.
Why did Voldemort want to kill Harry so badly?
But Voldemort didn’t know about this. So why did Voldemort want to kill Harry so badly? Voldemort wanted to kill Harry Potter because of a prophecy that claimed there was a boy whose powers will be the end of Voldemort. It wasn’t clear if that child was Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom.
How does Voldemort’s character affect the prophecy?
Voldemort’s character thus makes the prophecy inevitable and determines its exact form. The prophecy also takes account of Snape listening in but being interrupted while listening. And of Snape being in love with Lily, and Lily’s devotion to Harry. And a great deal more.
Why can’t Quirrell touch Harry Potter?
When Lily Potter sacrificed her life to save her son, the love she demonstrated protected Harry. So, when Voldemort turned his wand on him, instead of Harry dying, it broke Voldemort apart (and this was when Harry ended up getting his famous lightning bolt scar). It was also this love and protection that meant Quirrell was unable to touch Harry.
Is Voldemort a boogeyman?
Voldemort is basically the boogeyman come to life, and although many Harry Potter fans are adults now (or were adults when they first started reading the books or watching the movies) it seems safe to assume that the thought of Voldemort still strikes a tinge of fear into their hearts.