Harry's Secret Keeper and hagrids age

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48700

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, 
"BoBaFeTT" <bobafett at h...> wrote:
> 
> I didnt look to see if this had been a topic before
> but I assume Harry had a secret keeper protecting him
> but who was it? 
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bboy_mn:

This has been covered. A lot of people thought of the same thing you
did, so it's not so far fetched. Just one problem, Harry's wear abouts
is not a secret. Dedalus Diggle bowed to him one day when he was a
little boy. I think  someone, a wizard, shook his hand. Several odd
people, presumably wizards and witches, smiled and nodded to him when
he was out and about (pre-Hogwarts). Sirius can find him. The Weasleys
can find him. McGonagall and Hagrid have both been to the Dursley;
well, outside the front door anyway. Even Voldemort to some extent
knows where Harry lives.

So, there couldn't be a secret keeper because it's obviously wasn't
kept secret. HOWEVER, as time goes on, it appears the Harry has been
protected a vartiety of ways. One of which is an offensive shield
charm that protects him while he is in the care of the Dursleys
(that's my best guess, not a fact). Yes, Mrs. Figg is part of it.
There is also 'ancient magic'. Since the Ministry finds out about
things occurring at the Dursley household nearly the instant they
occur (Dobby and the violet pudding, blowing up Aunt Marge), it seems
safe to assume there is some sort of Magic monitoring going on there.
So, a variety of protections, but it seems the 'Secret Keeper' wasn't
one of them.
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> 
> Also on another matter a little while back someone mentioned Hagrid
saying he never thought he would live to see another Triwizard Tournament.
> ..edited...
>
> --BoBaFeTT

bboy_mn:
Your estimation of Hagrid's age is correct. 

Let me explain this by analogy. I could say that I don't think I'll
ever live to see another world war. Although, I must add that I have
personally never seen one. But that doesn't change the fact that I
don't think I will live to see another one.

You have to put this into the framework of the above analogy. The
emphasis isn't on Hagrid seeing it, it's on the tournement occurring.
It's about seeing a centuries dead tournement *occurring* again,
rather than Hagrid personally seeing it again.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn