Toothpick and un-invitation to Privet Drive

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No: HPFGUIDX 77383

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sebfish5" <redfish5 at o...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "occam6363" <pisola6363 at n...> 
> wrote:
> > I'm re-reading CoS. Harry gets a toothpick for Xmas from the 
> > Dursley's with a note asking him to see if he can stay at 
Hogwarts 
(*snip*)> > -- Occam
> 
>  Harry would be just as safe as Hogwarts as long as Albus 
Dumbledore 
> is there, but obviously, Dumbledore wants his own holiday, but you 
> can't blame Petunia and the Dursleys for trying.

Another reason could be that the last student to stay at Hogwarts 
over summer vacation was....

Tom M. Riddle

Perhaps Dumbledore is keeping Harry away during summer vacation 
because he does not want him to follow too closely in LV's footsteps.

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