Money and the prison of Privet Drive

[Danemead]

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From: Danemead
Subject: Re: Money and the prison of Privet Drive
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Date: 7/29/00 12:07 pm  (ET)

>>>>Dumbledore's protections of him while he's "with the Dursleys." Do
the protections extend to all of Little Whinging? Privet Drive & its
immediate environs? What about his muggle school? Or, has he been at
risk if he wanders over to the next block? Was he at risk at his school
all those years?<<<<

This has been bothering me as well. The Ministry of Magic was concerned
enough when he ran away from home in PoA to send Fudge out to make sure
Harry made it safely back into the custody of wizards, and yet Harry
has spent several weeks, both in CoS and GoF, at the Weasleys. Does
the protection extend to The Burrow as well? Arthur and Molly appear to
behave as if Harry has been given into their special charge, especially
during PoA (at great possible danger to their own children, I might add,
if someone decided to attack Harry).

At first I thought Dumbledore might have used the Fidelius Charm to hide
Harry's whereabouts, but too many people are still aware of where he is
to consider him "hidden", so I chucked that theory.