Harry's potection (WAS: Re: small thought on Mark Evans)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 78007

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "feetmadeofclay" 
<feetmadeofclay at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ajlboston" <ajlboston at y...> 
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> > 


A.J:
> > (Then I wondered why Harry doesn't get cited by the MoM for the 
> jolt 
> > that shocked Vernon when he was strangling Harry in OOP Chap 1, 
> which 
> > some people here thought was part of the magical protection on 
> Privet 
> > Drive...)



Golly: 
> Harry was sent a letter in COS for magic going on in a Muggle home. 
> The assumption was that Harry had been performing magic. They 
> obviously know when magic is being performed. 
> 
> POA is another good example.  They tracked Harry very quickly.  
Fudge 
> met him in London.  
> 
> This shouldn't be different - unless someone has a reason. 
> 
> I still don't understand how a Demetor could hurt him if Petunia's 
> home is supposed to be protecting him.  
> 


Geoff:
Two thoughts here from this post and its predecessor. With reference 
to Mark Evans being beaten up, there is an implied suggestion in PS 
that Harry did get hit by Dudley; "Dudley's favourite punch-bag was 
Harry, but he couldn't often catch him. Harry didn't look it but he 
was very fast." (PS p.20) ie he got away sometimes and he obviously 
didn't produce a magic reaction every time.

Second, although the Ministry traced a magic event at the time Dobby 
interfered and again when Aunt Marge went for a flight, it doesn't 
appear that their sensors (or whatever) register the reflex actions 
which Harry produced on occasions - hair re-growing, getting on the 
schoo roof, removing the snake area glass.....