[HPforGrownups] Theory on why harry had to go home (end book 4)

[srsiriusblack at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 48182

In a message dated 11/12/2002 19:52:54 Eastern Standard Time, 
sixhoursahead at yahoo.com writes:


> <Why Did Dubledore Insist Harry 
> Go Back Home To The Dursley's?
> 

Hi all- new to list...

Even in the magical community, I think J.K.R. has endeavoured to make it 
clear that there are many laws which are the same. Petunia Evans, now 
Dursley, was Harry's only living relative, so most likely the same laws apply 
in the magical world as in the muggle world. If this isn't the case, there 
are many arguments for why, although the Durselys were not the most wonderful 
home that could have been provided, Harry needed to go live there. Here are a 
few off the top of my head:

1. After Lord Voldemort's attack on Harry, Dumbledore knew that the Death 
Eaters, not caught and sent to Azkaban, would surely want to kill Harry.
2. If Voldemorte regained his strength before Harry was old enough to attend 
Hogwarts, he would have had an easier time finding Harry in a wizarding 
household. ( The scar would have tipped anyone off as to Harry's identity.)
3. Harry's Godfather, the only other viable gaurdian at the time, was thought 
to have tipped off Lord V. on the whereabouts of Lilly and James POtter... 
and of course that was that whole Petter Pettigrew mess in the street that he 
was also wrongfully blamed for causing.
4.Perhaps there is some twist in the plot of the books yet to come that will 
explain why Dumbledore thought perhaps it was best that Harry go to a muggle 
family.

Just my thoughts,
Snuffles


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