Ancient Magic sacrifice, blood-protection and such (very long)

[tapairuparauri]

No: HPFGUIDX 96418

> Annemehr:
> JKR seems to have been very carefully precise here.  IMO, she's left
> room for LV to inherit the life-debt through Harry's blood, but (as
> Lilian states above) it's in the other direction.
> 
> Apparently, LV was right about gaining Lily's protection from 
Harry's
> blood.  He used Harry for that purpose, and then found he was right;
> he could touch Harry's face.  This contrasts with his use of
> Wormtail's hand, which he did only for the purpose of making the
> potion, not to activate any ancient magic; therefore, Wormtail's 
life
> debt to Harry would not pass to him.
>
>>snip< 
>I would also think LV would have the opportunity
> to receive protection at Privet Drive, but only if Petunia consented
> to take him in to live (gack, sorry for the mental images). 
> Fortunately, that seems unlikely, although I'm suddenly reminded of 
a
> piece of vampire lore (it's in _Salem's_Lot_ by Stephen King, 
anyway)
> which says that a vampire cannot enter someone's house until he's
> invited in.
> >snip<
>  Does LV know the details of Harry's Privet Drive protection,
> or will he learn them, and will he show up on the doorstep one day,
> looking to rent a room?


Jetamors: 
Wait a second!  If Voldemort absorbed Harry's blood protection, then 
it would have lapsed after a year.  So maybe it was only for that 
year that Voldie could touch Harry.  That would explain why no one 
wanted Harry to bother with the Order or anything during OotP; that 
year was the only time that Harry would be vulnerable to Voldie.  
That would explain the 'gleam of triumph' also; now Voldie wouldn't 
expect to be burned if he touched Harry again.  And that kind of 
advantage is invaluable on the battlefield.

Jetamors