Leaving Harry unprotected

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86262

"Robert Jones" wrote:
> > > At the end of OOTP, the members of the Order let Harry go off 
> with 
> > > the Dursleys unprotected.  Earlier in the book, JKR makes a big 
> > deal about people watching over Harry and always having an 
> elaborate guard any time he goes anywhere -- from Privet Drive to 
> Grimmauld Place and later movements anywhere.  But after warning 
> Vernon to be nice to Harry, the Order just lets him go without anyone 
> to protect him.  Is he safe anytime he's around Petunia (because of 
> that blood charm)? <snip>.
> > > Boris the Bewildered
> 
> I assumed all the "guard" hooplah was due to the prophesy orb at the 
> MoM.  At the start of OotP the Order knew Voldemort wanted that 
> crystal orb and that he or Harry were the only two people who could 
> lift it.  At the end of OotP the "prophesy orb" had been destroyed. I 
> do not think it had/has anything to do with Petunia/Lily's "blood", 
> especially since when Voldemort had been "restored" in the graveyard, 
> he WAS able to physically touch Harry and was no longer bothered by 
> Lily's "old magic" type protection. 
> 
> Lynnette, who thinks Snape IS a good guy, even if he is NOT a nice
> guy!

Actually, it seems pretty clear that Petunia's "blood" is still
important and that it's not safe yet for him to leave her home yet. He
still has to spend at least part of the summer there. Being able to
touch Harry without being burned would not end the protection of the
spell that was put on him as a baby, would it? As for the Dursleys
themselves, they have no way of knowing that Harry's godfather is dead
and he can probably still use the threat of Sirius's vengeance as
protection if he doesn't bluff too often. Once he's outdoors, though,
he would certainly need some form of protection from Dementors or
whatever other evil force Voldemort would send his way. I imagine that
Mrs. Figg and her cats will still be keeping theri eyes open, and
there may be other forms of protection as well.

Carol