[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's Relatives on fathers side

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 17072

Andrea wrote:
> 
> --- Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve <crowswolf at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
> > A thought on this...what is the protection that the
> > Dursleys offer. Perhaps they offer the protection
> > that only Muggles can do? Ignorance of the magic
> > world?
> 
> Didn't Voldie say that Dumbledore had *invoked* an
> ancient protection over Harry while he was at the
> Dursleys?  DOn't have my GOF with me, but that was the
> impression I had.  Right after leaving Harry on their
> doorstep, Dumbledore did this incredibly complex piece
> of ancient magic that would protect him until he could
> protect himself.  But it's very hard and draining to
> do, so he can't just move the protection to the
> Weasleys or something later.

I tend to think it's the blood relationship that is important;
it's the sort of thing I'd expect an "ancient magic" to be based
on.


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>