Harry's Protection (was Re: Questions)

Geoff Bannister gbannister10 at aol.com
Fri Dec 3 07:54:31 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 119132


> > Valky:
> > > There are two other mysteries about Harry's protection, one is 
> the protection of the Durselys home, and the other is the 
> *impossible to hold by the throat (strangle)* Harry. > > 
> > 
> > Kneasy:
> > Not quite impossible to hold by the throat. 
> > Sirius was doing quite well in trying to throttle Harry in the 
> Shrieking  Shack. It took a kick from Hermione to make him let go. 

Geoff:
The point is, of course, that Sirius was not trying to harm Harry but 
was acting in self-defence.

'He had forgotten about magic - he had forgotten that he was short 
and skinny and thirteen whereas Black was a tall full-grown man. All 
Harry knew was that he wanted to hurt Black as badly as he could and 
that he didn't care howmuch he got hurt in return....

Hermione was screaming; Ron was yelling; there was a blinding flash 
as the wands in Black's hand sent into the air a jet of sparks which 
missed Harry's face by inches; Harry felt the shrunken arm under his 
fingers twisting madly but he clung on, his other hand punching every 
part of Black it could find.
But Black's free hand had found Harry's throat -
"No," he hissed, "I've waited too long - "
The fingers tightened, Harry choked, his glasses askew.
The he saw Hermione's foot swing out of nowhere. Black let go of 
Harry with a grunt of pain.'

(POA "Cat, Rat and Dog" pp.249/50 UK edition)

Although Harry does not realise it, Sirius is doing this to try to 
stop Harry's frenzied attack and protect himself.

Does the protective magic have, so to speak, some innate ability to 
sense that the attack is not an attempt on Harry's life?

As Ollivander would say, "Curious....."







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