Why Didn't the Potters DISAPPARATE to Escape Voldemort? - Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 15 December 2024

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On October 31st 1981, Lord Voldemort walked through the doors of the Potter cottage in Godric's Hollow for the first time. But what should have been a seemingly straightforward mission for a powerful wizard at the height of his power ended up being a catastrophic event for both parties. Harry lost his parents and Voldemort lost his corporeal form- effectively putting an end to the First Wizarding War, and changing the course of Harry's life forever.

But I can't help but think that MOST of what occurred at the Potter cottage on that fateful night was avoidable altogether. A way that James, Lily and Harry would have been able to escape safely..And it involves Apparition.-

Today we're going to be exploring all of this and more as we tackle the question of: WHY DIDN'T THE POTTERS DISAPPARATE to escape Voldemort?

Let's dive in.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains audio extracted from videos on the Harry Potter Theory YouTube channel.
0:06.3	On October 31st, 1981, Lord Voldemort walked through the doors of the Potter cottage in Goddrick's Hollow for the first time.
0:14.7	But what should have been a seemingly straightforward mission for a powerful wizard at the height of his power
0:19.5	ended up being a catastrophic
0:21.4	event for both parties. Harry lost his parents and Voldemort lost his corporeal form,
0:27.8	effectively putting an end to the first wizarding war and changing the course of Harry's life
0:32.3	forever. But I can't help but think that most of what occurred at the Potter cottage on
0:37.0	that fateful
0:37.5	night was avoidable altogether, a way that James, Lily and Harry would have been able to escape
0:43.8	safely, and it involves apparition.
0:47.5	Today we're going to be exploring all of this and more as we tackle the question of why
0:51.8	didn't the potters disapperate to escape Voldemort.
0:55.4	Let's dive in.
1:00.4	Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.
1:10.4	What really set the wheels in motion was Sy Trulany's prophecy, the prophecy, a vision that
1:15.9	she had while interviewing for her position at Hogwarts.
1:19.6	The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches, born to those who have thrice
1:23.9	defied him, born as the seventh month dies.
1:27.8	And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows
1:32.1	not, and either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives.
1:38.5	The one with the power to anguish the Dark Lord will be born as the Seventh Month dies.
1:44.0	Snape, who was a death heater at the time,
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