Practice, Practice, Practice, & Play

[katrinawitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 71414

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
>> Now it's Party Time-
> 
> Not really, just forcing a shift in the mood and moving on to 
another subject.
> 
> Why does Harry have to stay at the Dursley's all the time? OK, I 
know about the 'ancient magic', but I'm not talking about that. Why 
does he have to stay there 6 weeks before he can spend 2 weeks at 
the Weasley's?
> 
> Would it be so hard for Harry to meet Ron and Hermione at Diagon 
Alley for lunch and hanging around on a Saturday afternoon every now 
and then? 
> 
> Would it really be that disastrous for Ron to spend the weekend at
> Harry's or Harry to spend the weekend at Ron's? 
> 
> Would it really be that difficult for a bunch of wizards to meet 
Harry for tea at Mrs. Figgs? 
> 
> Would it really be that hard for Harry and Hermione to take Ron to 
a
> muggle shopping center, if for no other reason than to laugh at how
> little he knows about the muggle world?
> 
> Why can't the Dursley fireplace be permanently hooked to the Floo
> Network or hooked to it on an 'as needed' basis or hooked to it 
with
> some anti-muggle and anti-Death Eater protections? Why? Why? Why, 
I say? 
> 

Kat says:

Steve/bboy...I just have to give a great LOL at your "Why?  Why?"!

I think at this point it's just too durn dangerous!  Voldy is out 
and about now, and while he's still trying to lay low and gather as 
many DE's as possible, I think there's a good chance that he has 
people out spying around trying to locate Harry.  I mean, Dumbledore 
has people looking out for him, why not Voldemore (in the bad sense, 
of course).

I'd like to think that, while it would be fun for Harry to get out 
once in a while, he'd be just too much of a target, and it wouldn't 
be worth it.  Although, perhaps it would be safer when in the 
presence of wizards like Neville's gran and the Weasleys, so maybe 
that's a possibility.  Harry does visit The Burrow (which I'm now 
going to name my house... I just love that name!), and seems to be 
safe there.

Cheers,
Kat