Harry's Protective Barriers

[absinthe at mad.scientist.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 14742

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen" <nera at r...> wrote:

> Do we know of any "other barriers,"? Who, besides Lily, has placed 
>"barriers" to protect Harry?
>

One barrier is the protection he has at the Dursleys. Voldemort even 
said something to the effect that Harry is more or less safe at his in 
the custody of his relatives.

Other barriers are purely speculative at this point. I'm one of those 
who think Harry is the "heir of Gryffindor". It's conceivable 
to see the Heir of Gryffindor fighting the Heir of Slytherin. However, 
I think for that theory to be true, there should be heirs of 
Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw too because I think Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff 
and Gryffindor teamed up to banish Slytherin from Hogwarts in the 
past. 
 
> Since Dumbledore smiled when it was revealed that Voldemort 
>succeeded in overcoming "that particular barrier" ... does this mean 
>that Dumbledore is leading Voldemort on a merry chase to his own 
>destruction, with Harry as the bait? 
>

It could be. I think Harry is destined to defeat Voldemort. However, 
Harry not being able to touch Voldemort would hinder that because I 
think the final battle will come down to a hand-to-hand fight, since 
their wands can cancel each other out. 

Harry IS being groomed to fight and defeat Voldemort a second time. In 
SS/PS Dumbledore tells Harry that he cannot answer all of Harry's 
questions at that time because Harry needs time to be able to 
understand them. 

:-)Milz