Floo/head-in-the-fireplace & Hogwarts defenses

[serenadust]

No: HPFGUIDX 57617

 Abigail wrote:
> 
> > I've had the sneaking suspicion for a while now that the 
defenses on
> Hogwarts are more
> > psychological than physical - everyone knows that the castle is
> impregnable, so no one
> > tries to get in.  Dumbledore's presence probably helps, too, but 
really,
> the castle is
> > protected by ancient and outdated spells which no one has 
bothered to
> upgrade or
> > update in centuries.

Amanda replied:

> Oooh! Oooh! Indirect support for "love as a spell component"!
> 
> For those of you who read "Amanda Binns Explains It 
All"....doesn't this fit
> in? Dumbledore's willing sacrifice to be a component of a 
protective spell
> for Hogwarts, as Lily's willing sacrifice may have been a 
component of a
> protective spell for Harry.
> 
> Oooh, this fits. Down to Dumbledore's death being what Snape 
accomplishes to
> win Voldemort's trust again; Snape possibly not really doing it 
but Harry
> believing he did; etc. (Snape feeling responsible for Dumbledore's 
death, by
> the way, would be *TERRIBLY* Bangst-y, now, wouldn't it?)
> 
>  *Do* go back and read that post...(47077).


::Looks up:: 
Did someone say "Bangst-y"?

I have to admit that this is beginning to sound quite plausable.  
The notion of "Lily's-sacrifice-all-by-itself" being enough to 
protect Harry has never really been a good fit for me.  As many 
people have already pointed out, there must have been other people 
who died in an attempt to protect a loved one from an AK.  The 
mention of Lily's wand being particularly good for charm work has 
led most of us to assume that charms were her specialty, so that 
part works.  I like the idea of Snape's involvement in developing 
this last, final protection for Harry, which works along with the 
LOLLIPOPS theory in a nice Bangst-y way. Yes, I think you may be on 
to a winner here.  What worked before with Lily's sacrifice, can now 
work again with Dumbledore sacrificing himself, renewing protection 
for Harry, and giving Snape some major street-cred with the DEs.

I'm wondering about James, though.  Would James Potter have been in 
on this last final protection thing with Lily/Dumbledore/Snape?  
Would he have gone along with it?  Where does James fit in?

Jo Serenadust, Bangstmeister