If Harry's a trophy, he's a rather subtle one, given the concealment of the Potters' lives and deaths. He seems like the LP's way of thumbing his nose at the Order in this interpretation.
I'd love to know if there's been any speculation among the Wizarding world about how the LP came to have a son without (apparently) any consort or female companionship that we have heard about. Do people know Harry is adopted? Was this an altruistic act for the LP, to have taken in an orphan? Or has some story been spun about Harry's origins (perhaps a female partner killed by Muggles or similar, leaving the LP as a single parent)?
the LP was interpreting the prophecy to mean that Harry needed to be protected
Can't remember if there's been a comment to this effect, but it seems likely. I would assume the LP is interpreting the prophecy (he does know about the prophecy in this world, yes? Even without Snape spying?) to mean that he and Harry must both live to both survive.
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Date: 2008-11-06 05:43 pm (UTC)I'd love to know if there's been any speculation among the Wizarding world about how the LP came to have a son without (apparently) any consort or female companionship that we have heard about. Do people know Harry is adopted? Was this an altruistic act for the LP, to have taken in an orphan? Or has some story been spun about Harry's origins (perhaps a female partner killed by Muggles or similar, leaving the LP as a single parent)?
the LP was interpreting the prophecy to mean that Harry needed to be protected
Can't remember if there's been a comment to this effect, but it seems likely. I would assume the LP is interpreting the prophecy (he does know about the prophecy in this world, yes? Even without Snape spying?) to mean that he and Harry must both live to both survive.