Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Group

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lovely12
lovely12
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High School - 11th Grade

Explain Harry Potter's scar.

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Posted by lovely12 on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 4:43 AM and tagged with harry, scar.

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  1. lhc
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    The story of the scar goes back to when Harry Potter was a baby.  Lord Voldemort had gone looking for James, Lily and Harry Potter because of a prophecy that Harry would ultimately be his downfall if not destroyed first.  Voldemort killed both of Harry's parents, who died as they tried to protect the baby, and tried to kill Harry as well, but was unable to.  Lily Potter had used an ancient sacrificial magic to protect the baby, so that when Voldemort tried to execute the "killing curse," it backfired.  The "killing curse"  left Voldemort near death, and for Harry, only a permanent scar on his forehead, in the shape of a lightning bolt, a lifelong reminder of what happened to his parents.        

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    Posted by lhc on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 7:18 AM