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[Johannes Lupin]

No: HPFGUIDX 58556




 >I was thinking about McGonagall in general, and
 >ended up thinking about that fateful Halloween night.  What does
 >McGonagall do the whole next day?  Sit at the Dursleys house and watch
 >them.  Yes, we find out that she's been waiting for Dumbledore to show up, 
but
 >what if that's not the full reason she was sent there?

Me:

MM was at the Dursley's to find Dumbledore. Finding her there
did not suprise AD, but in so admitting, Dumbledore confirms he
did not send her.  An interesting question therefore is why?  AD
trusts Hagrid more than the Deputy Headmistress?  MM had
heard rumors of the events of Godric's Hollow, but looked to AD
for the facts.  If we are to accept that so many
wizards were put into play to establish protection for Harry, you
would expect the most trusted friends Dumbledore had to be in on
it.  AD doesn't fully trust MM.  I think this will become obvious in OoP.

Secondly, the most powerful dark wizard in 100 years is
rendered powerless by a one year old boy and the forces of
magic scramble to "protect" him?  Not likely.  More likely they are
trying to assess and protect themselves from what may be a
greater threat than Voldemort.  They put Harry in an environment
where he doesn't know his background, and where indeed, the
hope is to squash the magic out of him.  Others in this forum
have stated Dumbledore seems to be testing Harry in the first 2
books, letting him have a crack at Voldemort in SS/PS, and at the
Heir of Slytherin in CoS.  Malfoy's conjoured snake in the first
meeting of the dueling club, as suggested by Snape, is another
example of how AD, with the help of a nasty but loyal SS, was
testing Harry.  AD, at least in the first books,
doesn't fully trust Harry.  He admits that the whole truth of what
happened that night in Godric's Hollow may never be known.

All this points to the fact that Arbella Figg, strongly trained in
defense against the Dark Arts, is there to protect the wizarding
world from Harry Potter, and not the other way around.

JH

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