Failed Protections (Re: Merlin's Left What?...)

[Steve]

---  "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
> ...
> 
> Carol, wondering about all those magical protective enchantments
> that Snape mentioned in OoP and why they so dramatically failed
> in DH
>

bboyminn:

I've had some thoughts on that. 

Though I admit it is probably stretching my memory to the limit.

Referring to DH and the Battle of Hogwarts -

When Harry and Luna are in Ravenclaw tower and Harry defends
McGonagall, (Pg 594 US ed. HB)

Harry: "Professor McGonagall, Voltemort's on the way."

Luna: "Oh, are we allowed to say the name now?"

Harry: "I don't think it makes any difference what we call
him, he already knows where I am."


Well, it does make A LOT of difference as in saying that one
word, Harry destroyed all the protections surrounding Hogwarts.
Later Prof. Flitwick adds new protections, but I doubt that he
could equal the centuries of accumulated protections that had 
been on Hogwarts. 

And it that weren't enough, before Flitwick can add his own
protections, Harry says 'Voldemort' a few more times.

On page 600, Flitwick start adding his own protections.

On page 603, Harry runs into Lupin -

"Harry, what's happening?" said Lupin...

(Harry responds) "Voldemort's on his way, ...."

Damn there went all the protective enchantments again. 

Page 615 as Harry talks to the Grey Lady -

"It's about Voldemort -- defeating Voldemort..."

Damn there goes the protection again. 

Later on the same page -

" --but if you care about Hogwarts, if you want to see 
Voldemort finished...."

And the list goes on an on. It is a wonder Hogwarts had any
protections at all by the time Harry got done blabbing 
Voldemort's name all over the place. 

Steve/bboyminn