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Spiritlittle posted...

A lot of fans did not read the books.

But yeah, the books add a ton to the lore. But J.K. Rowling sure does love her Deus Ex Machinas.

I guess so.

To elaborate more. Harry's blood was needed in order for Voldemort to bypass the bloodmagic that had protected Harry as a baby and in his first year. His mom gave her life to protect Harry from Voldemort and meant that Voldemort could never hurt him.

So they had to find a way to get Harry's blood so that Voldemort would have that same protection inside him to bypass it.

Yes, Voldemort could have returned earlier if he didn't care about that protection. And he could have had the Moody impostor kill Harry at any point throughout the year. But Voldemort had something to prove and forbade any of his followers from killing Harry when he needed to do it himself to prove his strength and triumph over the one who was his downfall.

I would strongly urge anyone to actually pick up the books and give them a try. They actually are quite wonderful reads. Things make much more sense when everything isn't jammed into a 2 hour flick and you lose a lot of the lore and context.