Dumbledore's Comprehensilve Pet Protection Program

[karenkyla3 <karenkyla3@aol.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 53070

This is just a rambling jumble of thoughts i have had in regard to 
various posts I've read.  (I'm a newbie to posting to this site and I 
believe these thoughts that I just tried to post were on a previous 
server that serviced this group?  Sorry for the screw-up if this 
duplicates.  I even lost that text, so now I have to try to recreate 
it!  argh.)

I find it intriguing that none of the triumverate actually picked 
their pets.  Hedwig was a gift from Hagrid which raises the question 
of whether Hedwig is yet another form of protection for Harry from 
Dumbledore.  Crookshanks landed on Hermione's head after an 
indefinite time in a pet store in want of an owner.  (Interestingly 
enough, Mrs. Figg is always mentioned in the same breath as cats, is 
there a connection?  It has also been postulated that Ms. Figg is 
part of Dumbledore's web of protection at the Dursley's which adds 
yet another layer.)  And Pig flutters into Ron's life from Sirius 
(however, the owl is pocket-sized and could have been given to Sirius 
from Dumbledore as well before his hippogriff escape).

Further, this raises questions as to the initial setup of this book.  
It has always been my perception that the trio is structured as Harry 
is the vital leader of sorts who is protected specifically by 
Dumbledore and Hermione and Ron, while vital to Harry, are involved 
only because Harry is.  Isn't it interesting then that the above 
animal theory points to Dumbledore (or someone) taking an active 
interest in protecting Hermione and Ron specifically?  

"Karenkyla"