[HPforGrownups] Mrs Figg Questions

[Pat and Jim Gruenke]

No: HPFGUIDX 56944

> At 00:52 04-05-03 -0500, Kriselda Jarnsaxa wrote:
> >she won't be of any use as a Secret Keeper for Harry
>
> Might I inquire what secret she is supposed to keep for Harry?
> It is obviously not his 'home' (Hagrid and the Weasleys have no
> trouble finding Privet Drive 4), and I can't imagine any other
> secret Harry is keeping either.
>

I have a different interpretation of "secret keeper" than others on the
list.  I don't think that having a secret keeper keeps you hidden from
*everyone*.   Otherwise, how would Lily have gone to the market?  :-)  I
think a secret keeper keeps you hidden from who you want to be hidden
from, and everyone else can see you.   Don't have the book in front of
me, but isn't there a quote about Voldemort looking in the windows and
not being able to see the Potters?  I doesn't say that they are hidden
from view, just from him.

Now, I'm not so sure about Arabella being a secret keeper.  I think
there's something else entirely going on with Harry, the "ancient magic"
that DD talked about, and JKR hasn't explained how it works yet.
Remember in GoF, Voldemort stated that he couldn't get Harry at the
Dursleys, and didn't dare try at the QWC, with all of the MoM wizards
around.  This implies that Harry's safety while he's with his relatives
has something to do with the Dursleys, or at least their house on Privet
Drive.   Again, no book in front of me, but that's the gist of it.

My two knuts...   Pat



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