[HPforGrownups] Privit Drive Safety Zone and Dobby

[sophia mclaughlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 36728

>From: "uncmark" <uncmark at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Privit Drive Safety Zone and Dobby
>Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:47:35 -0000
>
>I have a question about the supposed safety zone at No. 4 Privit
>Drive. According to Voldemort himself in GoF, he could not attack
>Harry at the Dursley's "Dumbledore invoked an ancient magic to ensure
>the boy's protection as long as he is in his relations care." GofF
>Ch. 33.
>
>So HOW did Dobby get in in ChoS? Agreed, he didn't physically harm
>Harry, but he was able to intercept mail, cast magic on a pudding,
>and do some elf-magic equivalent of Apparation. Shouldn't the magic
>protect Harry from this?
>
>Opinions?
>Uncmark
>
I would suggest the safe zone was/is a safe zone from Voldemort 
specifically, not magic in general.

"Sophia"