Why does Harry's scar hurt when Voldemort is near?

According to J. K. Rowling during a web chat, the lightning scar no longer burnt or hurt after Voldemort's defeat. J. K. Rowling stated that the pain from Harry's scar on his forehead was caused by the piece of Voldemort's soul trying to leave his body through the wound it entered to rejoin its master's soul.

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Why did Harry's scar hurt when he met Snape?

Harry's scar had hurt during Arrival Feast because of Quirrell's connection to Voldemort; Snape was then talking to Quirrell, allowing Voldemort, from the back of Quirrell's head, to sense Harry's presence.

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Why did Harry's scar hurt when Dumbledore touched him?

It was just a coincidence.

Voldemort is planning the escape of his key lieutenants from Azkhaban and is alternately happy and frustrated. Those strong emotions make Harry's scar tingle.

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Why did Voldemort give scar to Harry?

In the books it is revealed that Harry Potter got the scar when he was attacked by Voldemort, who had just murdered his parents. Voldemort launched the killing curse "Avada Kedavra" at baby Potter but the spell rebounded. It was the only time someone had been hit in the face by the curse and survived.

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Why doesn't Harry's scar hurt when he first meets quirrel?

decided he would have to keep a closer watch on me...." All of the other answers have given credit to the fact that Quirrel didnt have his back to Harry at the time of their meeting, and therefore Voldemort wasnt facing Harry so his scar did not hurt.

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Why Harry's Scar Is a Lightning Bolt - Harry Potter Theory

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Was Quirrell a Ravenclaw?

Quirrell's wand is alder, 9 inches, and unicorn hair. He is a Half-blood, and his birthday is 26 September. As a Hogwarts student, he was sorted into Ravenclaw.

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Did Snape know Voldemort was on Quirrel?

No. Snape did not know Quirrell was hosting Lord Voldemort during the events of Book 1. He tried to stop Quirrell from acquiring the Sorcerer's Stone on Dumbledore's orders.

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Why does Snape hate Harry?

A Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Snape is hostile to Harry due to his resemblance to his father James Potter, who bullied Snape during their time together at Hogwarts.

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Why does Dumbledore not remove Harry's scar?

The scar was a side effect of the curse. Dumbledore is powerful, but not powerful enough to erase effects of dark magic without bringing harm upon Harry.

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Did Harry's scar disappear after Voldemort death?

It Never Fades

This line of logic was driven partly by the idea that, once the magical connection between Harry and Voldemort had been severed, it would be visibly reflected by his scar becoming less clear – or disappearing altogether.

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Why did Dumbledore ask if Harry liked Hermione?

Dumbledore is trying to ascertain whether Harry will be entirely focused on the tasks that Dumbledore has planned for him throughout the year. Being in love might cloud Harry's judgement, or cause him to split his time and energy between a partner and getting that memory from Slughorn.

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When did Dumbledore realize Harry is a horcrux?

He finds out for sure immediately after Nagini's attack on Arthur Weasley. This night is significant in many ways. While Harry sleeps, he enters Nagini's mind.

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When did Hermione realize Harry was a horcrux?

Once Hermione knew about horcruxes, she obviously looked into them. Sometime during the camping journey when she was 17 and Harry's scar hurt , the connection made sense to her. She noticed how Harry acted more like Voldemort when the locker was on, while Ron had acted insecure and her emotional.

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Did Snape care for Harry?

Now, as firmly established, Snape was not the greatest fan of Harry, but that didn't mean that he ever stopped loving Lily. Dumbledore was surprised that Snape seemed to care for the boy. With a swish of his wand, Snape conjured up a Patronus – Lily's Patronus, a doe. 'Always,' he said.

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Why couldn t Dumbledore look at Harry?

He has grown afraid of Harry's connection to Voldemort. Perhaps Voldemort, knowing Dumbledore's love for Harry, would possess Harry and provoke Dumbledore to kill him. So, Dumbledore attempted to avoid Harry throughout Book 5 for Harry's own good.

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Did Voldemort know Harry was a Horcrux?

Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.

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Why can't Dumbledore face Grindelwald?

Unbenknowst to most, Dumbledore was actually unable to confront Grindelwald directly: in their youth, the two wizards had sworn a blood pact, sealed in magic, not to fight each other. The vial that had sealed the pact was kept by Grindelwald for years until it was stolen in 1927 by Newton Scamander.

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Why did Harry name his kid after Snape?

Harry Potter named his son after the character Professor Severus Snape in tribute to him dying for “for Harry out of love for Lily [Potter],”JK Rowling revealed on Friday.

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Why did Snape have the same Patronus as Lily?

A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.

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Why does Draco hate Harry?

He was more jealous of Harry than he let on

Specifically, Draco was jealous of Harry. It was easy to miss because Draco didn't often show his emotions, modelling himself on his cold, confident, calculating father, but J.K. Rowling has confirmed that a lot of his enmity towards Harry stemmed from envy.

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Why did Voldemort like Snape so much?

He doesn't trust Snape as Dumbledore does, but he believes that he can detect any disloyalty. Moreover, Voldemort regards Snape as highly intelligent and therefore ' as a true Slytherin ' a person whose top priority is to take care of himself. To his twisted mind, selfless equals stupid.

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Did Hagrid know Voldemort was Tom Riddle?

In fact, at the beginning of the series, barely anyone but Dumbledore and Hagrid knew that Voldemort was the charming, successful Tom Marvolo Riddle.

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Why did Quirrell give Hagrid the dragon egg?

Hagrid was very drunk and thought he was a stranger because he was wearing a hood. He won the dragon egg by playing a game of cards. Quirrell knew he wanted a dragon egg and used it to manipulate Hagrid into telling him how to get around Fluffy. Hagrid then went to the Library to borrow books on caring for a dragon.

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