Dua-e-Zehra asked this question about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1):
How did Harry burn Quirrell's face?how had his hands became magical?
Julia It is not his hands exactly, it is any contact with his body. Lily’s sacrifice and her love saved Harry. Voldemort can not comprehend love, and so it …moreIt is not his hands exactly, it is any contact with his body. Lily’s sacrifice and her love saved Harry. Voldemort can not comprehend love, and so it destroys him to touch Harry because Lily’s love for her son runs through Harry’s veins and body.(less)
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