[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's Protection/ Harry's Blood

[rvotaw at i-55.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 48559

>  "Bill Corey Jr." <wcoreyjr at wi.rr.com> wrote:<BR>
> LV says in canon: "Dumbledore invoked an ancient magic, to ensure the 
boy's protection *as long as he is in his relations' care.* Not even I 
can touch him there..." (GoF p657, emphasis mine) This pretty 
clearly indicates that the protection being discussed can only apply to Privet 
Drive, because that's the only place where he has relations. <BR>
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> Barb: Not quite. He seems to be safe anywhere his relations are. 
Thus, even when he was being chased by Dudley and his gang at the village 
school, Harry was safer than when he was in the graveyard at Little Hangleton, 
as Dudley is his blood relation. He may not have thought he was very 
safe ;), but inasmuch as his magical abilities (winding up on the roof of the 
school) protected him from Dudley and company to a certain extent, it seems 
that by giving him grief and therefore being nearby, Dudley was in his own 
(ironic) way preventing any dark wizards from being able to sweep into the 
school and hurt Harry (if any of them were feeling so inclined). For this 

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Okay, I'll jump in here.  First I do think Harry's safe anywhere his relatives 
are.  That being blood relations, correct?  I think that perhaps the magical 
protection Harry has through his relations is something like that of the Mirror 
of Erised protecting the stone.  Only he who wanted to find the stone but not 
use it could find it at all.  Maybe only he who wants to find Harry but 
not "use" or harm him can find him at all.

Now, continuing along the blood relation thing, Wormtail took Harry's blood 
to "resurect" Voldemort.  Does this mean Voldemort is now Harry's blood 
relation?  Probably not enough blood to mean anything (I'm not a scientist, 
sorry), but perhaps the blood has something to do with something (Dumbledore's 
gleam and all that).  

Follow me now to CoS.  Harry uses the Basilisk's fang to destroy the diary.  
What else (besides venom) is on that fang?  Harry's blood (bound to be after 
pulling the thing out of his arm, right?).  No, I don't think it was Harry's 
blood that destroyed the diary, but perhaps we have some sort of symbolism 
here. I always wondered why it was the fang Harry used and not the sword.  I 
don't have the book with me right now, was the sword still with the Basilisk at 
that point?  Still, it could have been written so that Harry had the sword 
still in his hand (or laying nearby) to strike through the diary.  Would that 
not have destroyed it?  Would only the venom destroy it?  Or was the fang 
necessary for the "blood of Harry" foreshadowing?  Or am I completely and 
totally off track? (If I am, it wouldn't be surprising.  You'd be off track too 
if you'd been with the same kids I've been with all day!)

Richelle (who will now go transform herself into a princess (of sorts) for the 
school Christmas program.  Joy.  Thrill.)



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