GoF: Sending Harry back to the Dursleys.

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 17227

This is all fresh in my mind, as I have just finished listening to 
GoF on cd.  It really upset me.  Hearing it read aloud brought home 
to me again what a traumatic experience Harry was put through.  
Although he seem to be coming out of it, he does appear to be in 
shock and traumatised by the all of the events which occur during and 
after the third task.

My question is this:  We know that Dumbledore has supposedly very 
good reasons for sending Harry back to the Dursleys - this list has 
covered ad infinitum all the possible protections Dumbledore has in 
place there.  But how cruel to send Harry back there again.  I feel 
very strongly that at this time he needs the kind of comforting 
available to him in a family such as the Weasleys.  Instead he is 
having to spend at least the first part of his summer with people who 
hate him, don't want him there and who have no hope or interest in 
finding out what Harry has suffered, and who will do nothing to try 
and comfort him - instead they will try and make his life a misery, 
at worst, or simply ignore him, at best.

Harry will be spending a great deal of time on his own, giving him 
ample opportunity to brood, dwell on past events, worry about the 
future, when he could be with friends he loves, and who love him,  
who will do their best to protect him and try to keep his mind 
occupied on other things.

I was wondering that if Dumbledore has invoked ancient magic to 
protect Harry whilst he is at the Dursleys' house, why couldn't he 
transfer this so somewhere such as the Burrow is equally well 
protected?  The thought of him spending any more time than strictly 
necessary with his horrible relatives makes me miserable.

Any thoughts?

Catherine