Clue for the "ancient protection?"

[Maria]

No: HPFGUIDX 57745

> Kelly:
> 
> Good point, and this could be another factor in their decision.  
But I still
> think Petunia's word choice should not be ignored. She specifically 
mentions
> coming back and finding the house in ruins.  She does not say, "And 
come
> back and find out you've blown up the house?"  The first statement 
just
> gives a potential state for the house, but does not say that Harry 
will be
> the one to destroy the house.  If she had said the latter, then it 
would
> have shown she was afraid Harry's powers might escape him and he 
might blow
> up the house for some reason.  I think her word choice in that 
section was
> key.


Maria:
Hmmm, first post! I feel a little intimidated coming here, because 
you're all so brilliant... I feel very stupid, lol.

Ok... *takes a deep breath... don't kill me!

I'm reading the English edition of PS right now and I agree with 
Kelly. It seems very sus that Petunia choose those words, then to 
point the finger at Harry and say that 'he' would destroy the house.
So she might've known something about the protection or the danger 
Harry was in, that maybe she kept from Vernon. 

It's interesting to note that Harry had never heard about the letter 
which Dumbledore had placed by his side when they laid him down on 
the steps that nighthe first appeared at Privet drive. The letter 
might have had something stating about the Protection... telling the 
Dursleys to keep Harry safe from harm or even something else. But 
Vernon might never have been told about the letter. Afterall the 
first person to see Harry was Petunia. 

This ancient Protection, is something we've been discussing on 
another forum.

This magic would be simple... For example Harry's mother did not use 
any wand magic, but sacraficed herself, giving her son ancient- yet 
powerful protection from Voldemort. 

So what if the act of being near a family or one person with non 
dangerous intentions for that matter encircles Harry with protection? 
Sure the Dursleys provide Protection, for Harry and the Weasleys 
also... but Mrs. Figg could play a role in providing Ancient Magic 
within the whole street in general, so Dark Magic cannot penetrate 
the bounderies of the street.

However I think there is a couple of key points in GOF: 

Dragons also Have ancient Magic surrounding them and yet this Ancient 
Magic can be penetrated by 6-7 wizards.

Harry's ancient protection that was given from his mother was taken 
away from him and now Voldemort can touch him. 

So if these protections can be destroyed... then wouldn't Voldemort 
eventually be able to break the rotection in Privet drive? If 6-7 
wizards can bring down a fully protected Dragon who had been 
protected by ancient protection, think of what voldemort could do.

Hope I didn't bore you. 
Tata.

Maria