What did Harry Potter sacrifice?
It so happened that Dumbledore had kind of bred Harry like a sheep to the slaughter for some time, and the sacrifice was necessary to kill that part of Voldemort inside Harry in order to help vanquish the Dark Lord.
Why did Harry have to sacrifice himself?
After seeing how many of his friends and loved ones, including Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks and Fred Weasley, have laid down their lives to defend him, Harry decides to sacrifice himself in order to protect the rest of his loved ones from harm.
Did Harrys Sacrifice protect everyone?
Harry was similarly able to ‘shield’ everyone by willingly dying for them. Her sacrifice also made it so the Dark Lord couldn’t touch Harry, which also happened ‘automatically’ without further magic being needed to invoke it.
What protection did Harry have at the Dursleys?
Dumbledore decided to use the bond of blood to protect Harry against Voldemort. He cast the charm on Harry, and Petunia sealed it when she agreed to take Harry into her home. As a result, Harry is protected as long as he can call the Dursleys’ house his home.
Did Lily’s protection end when Harry turned 17?
The charm Dumbledore placed and the magical protection that Lily’s sacrifice provided are two separate things. Once Harry turned of age at 17 or no longer had the Dursley’s house be his home, the protective charm would end (and in fact did so when he left Privet Drive for good).
Why can’t Harry be harmed until his 17th birthday?
The part of the protection that ended when Harry turned 17 was the part relating to Privet Drive. “You would be protected by an ancient magic of which [Voldemort] knows, which he despises, and which he has always, therefore, underestimated – to his cost.
How did Harry not die in the forest?
When Lord Voldemort rebuilt his physical body in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he used Harry’s blood. When Voldemort hit Harry with the Killing Curse in the forest, it destroyed the Horcrux that resided in Harry, but left Harry himself alive.