why Harry lives with the Dursleys

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Sandi wrote:
> >I would love for the Weasleys to adopt Harry, but for some reason 
I 
> don't see him leaving the Dursleys.  Why would Dumbledore keep 
Harry 
> there, in those horrible conditions, for his enitre childhood if 
> there wasn't some purpose in it?  And I don't totally buy the idea 
> that Harry just could not have handled fame as a child and was 
> therefore better off growing up with his only muggle relatives.  
> There really must be something else to it.  

In GoF, LV states that he couldn't get at Harry while Harry lived 
with the Dursleys because Dumbledore had done something so that Harry 
would be protected so long as he resided with blood relatives.  Don't 
have the tome with me, so I can't quote a page number, but it's 
toward the end, during one of Voldemort's monologues to the Death 
Eaters, before he and Harry duel.

And I had thoughts about the themes of blood relationships, but I 
typed them out and then my PC ate the post.  So...nevermind.  :)

Dana