The gleam & protection (was:Re: what is "the heart of it all"?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 77617

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laylalast" <liliana at w...> 
wrote:
> As DD states to Harry, he knew that his most complex and powerful 
> protective spells and charms were unlikely to be invincible if LV 
> ever returned to full power. So DD gave Harry the blood 
(sacrifice) 
> protection because LV would underestimate it (OOtP UK ed., pg 
736). A 
> bit later DD states that while Harry is with his relatives at 
Privet 
> Drive and he can still call it home, LV cannot harm him there. 
> This last statement of DD is what I believe caused the gleam in 
his 
> eyes in GOF

I doubt it. These two conversations are not only 1 whole year apart
but there is no mention of the Dursleys in that entire GOF chapter.

I think the significance of Dumbledore's statement that
"While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood
dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort"
(which he then rephrases and repeats again) - lies in the first
word "While". To me this statement indicates that there will come
a time - probably the beginning of book 7 - where Harry will no
longer be able to call Privet Drive 4 his home. Whether it will
be because his source of protection (Petunia - and perhaps Dudley)
will be killed, or because they will disown him for fear for their
own safety, it is not clear. But I am sure that event will happen.

A point to note is that in all the books, Harry never leaves the
Dursleys before a complete month has passed. His birthday occurs
approximately at the 4-week mark, but always at least 3-4 days
must pass before he can leave. My guess is that when he turns 17
and can do magic legally would be the breaking point with the
Dursleys - he'll either have to leave their home before the
complete month has passed, or his source of protection (Petunia)
will abandon him or die.

As I see the progression of events in the series, Harry's protections
are gradually being stripped - the blood protection is mostly
nulified by Voldemort using his blood to return. The wand protection
is no more now, since Voldemort is aware of it so will not get into
such a situation again. The person most dedicated to him was killed
in OoP. Eventually it's pretty much a given that Dumbledore will
also die. So at some point, Harry will have to lose the protection
of Privet Drive as well. How this will come about - whether by
death or abandonment is the question, but for him to face Voldemort
"as an equal", he cannot have these props at the final encounter.

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