John’s post on his reading is all excellent, but I have to especially comment on his predicting regarding Harry Potter.

Harry was impervious to Voldemort’s curse because his mother refused to step out of Voldemort’s way. Voldemort even tormented her with the fact (as I remember) that she wasn’t really even giving her life in exchange as far as she knew because he would simply kill the boy after she was dead. She was more or less insisting on dying in solidarity with her infant.

But something changed and her death and love meant that Harry was protected.

So that’s the rule.

If Voldemort goes after the Durseleys he will be going after the worst possible people. Harry can have no illusions about their worthiness. They are despicable. So if he dies to protect them, then he will have died in solidarity with the least deserving of Muggles. If Malfoy is somehow thrown in, then he will die for the most hateful of wizards aside from Voldemort himself.

So Voldmort will be impotent. Not only will the Durseley’s be protected, but a fortoriori, so will Ron and Hermione. If he loves and dies for those who are the least lovely, then he will in principle have covered for everyone else as well. The whole cosmos will be immune to Voldemort’s curse because Harry will have absorbed it for everyone.