Harry's Protection (was Re: Questions)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 118952


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sharon" <azriona at j...> wrote:

--azriona
> Ah!  I forgot about that.  All the same, though - had the spell put 
> on Harry for his protection prevented *anyone* from touching him in 
> anger, shouldn't Vernon have been shocked immediately, and not 
after 
> a few seconds of struggle?  I'm almost inclined to say that the 
force 
> which prevented Vernon from holding on was a surge of power in 
Harry 
> himself, and had little to do with the magic protecting him from 
harm.
> 
> (Although because that same surge was concurrent with "a 
particularly 
> nasty throb" in his scar, I'm willing to accept that it's an 
> indication of something more sinister.)

Geoff:
I think I agree with Christelle over the throb not being in the scar. 
The pain was "in the top of his head" whereas his scar is on his 
forehead.

I think it is possible that his protection was kicking in because it 
seemed that Vernon was threatening his life - although I doubt that 
was his intention. it might have been the innate wandless magic magic 
that had operated previously - the hair, the Zoo, the school roof etc.

Geoff
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