Harry and the Dursleys

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 54757

>  > Christine wrote:
>  > What if that same blood connection *forces* Harry and
>  > the Dursleys to stay together?  What if the magic and
>  > all the protection given to Harry makes it physically
>  > and magically impossible for them to live apart
>  > (excluding visits-Harry can visit the Weasleys but he
>  > can't live with them) until they die or cannot take
>  > care of him anymore?

Troels:
 
> If that should turn out true then I certainly hope that
> someone will release them from this bond - I sincerely
> hope for Harry that he will be allowed to leave the
> Dursleys when he finishes Hogwarts, and later make his
> own family and home with his wife and children ;-)
> 

Quite - If it is *forced*, I hope it will end. However, as Harry did 
leave Dursleys in PoA, I doubt the ancient magic *forces* him to stay.
I think it's more like being safe from vampires at home, because they 
can't come in without invitation.

And, well, if it doesn't require blood-relatives, Harry *might* be 
able to have the protection with Sirius, too! And er - how *close* do 
those relatives need to be? Someone - like - Great-...- great-
grandfather's sister's descendant? If it's required to be a born 
blood-relative.

Sirius and James were close at Hogwarts, the best of friends - they 
didn't share a biological parent, but it is possible that they have 
grown together as if they were brothers - or that they *were* 
brothers in every other sense but sharing a biological parent. Like 
milk-brothers (breast-fed by same woman), blood-brothers(by a 
ritual), growing up closely together(social brothers)... None would 
show in a record, but Sirius would remember...

-- Finwitch