[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: Protection... mistake or foreboding?

[the firey chasm from whence it came]

No: HPFGUIDX 64850


>
>I think the whole point is that as long as he keeps the Dursley's as
>his "home", no.  Or something.  But it does make me wonder, exactly
>what protection is this blood thing giving him??  It certainly didn't
>do anything when he faced Voldemort at the end of GoF.  The only
>thing that saved Harry's hide was his own wits and the whole wand on
>wand thing. So, is Dumbledore just, um, stupid? lol
>
>Tamara

I think the blood thing only protects Harry when he's actually at the 
Dursleys'. I remember DD saying something like that as long as he can call 
Privet Drive home, Voldemort can't touch him there. So I think it's like a 
safe "base" for him. If he's away from Privet Drive, then he is in danger 
from Voldemort. That's why after the Dementors attacked, they told him not 
to leave the house.

That's my take on it, anyway.

~dream