
In second year, Harry broke his arm in a Quidditch Match from a rogue bludger, and when Gilderoy Lockhart tried to fix it, he removed Harry's arm bones instead. Harry had several other wounds that could have left scars, but either healed quickly or were cured by phoenix tears: Hermione used dittany on his arm, but the locket scar lingered. While battling the snake Nagini at Bathilda Bagshot's house in Godric's Hollow, Harry received two more scars before Hermione rescued him: one from a snake bite on his forearm, and one from the Horcrux locket of Salazar Slytherin which left a "scarlet oval over his heart where the locket had burned him" ( DH16, DH17). Even though Harry soaked it in a murtlap solution several times, the scar was still on his hand several years later.
Although Harry was never a true Horcrux created with Dark spells, his forehead scar held an accidental "soul-bit" that escaped from Voldemort's shattered soul when the killing curse rebounded due to protection of his mother Lily, who sacrificed herself to save him ( PS1).ĭuring several detentions in fifth year, Umbridge's black quill burned the words "I must not tell lies" into his hand ( OP13).
Harry was most famous for his famous lightning-shaped scar that he received when his parents were killed by Voldemort and he became the "Boy Who Lived." The scar became more and more painful as he grew older, and he realized it gave him a window into Voldemort's mind and experiences ( GF2). Harry Potter had several scars caused by various dangerous situations.