[HPforGrownups] Re: The Dursleys at Risk

[Jocelyn Grunow]

No: HPFGUIDX 104028

on 2/7/2004 3:56 PM, justcarol67 at justcarol67 at yahoo.com wrote:

> I think that's one reason Dumbledore placed Harry with them
> (the charm that protects him as long as he's with his mother's blood
> kindred is of course the other reason, but DD placed that charm
> himself). 

I don't think that Dumbledore PLACED the charm - I think it is a side-effect
of the original magic that protected Harry.  (Rather like the 'deep magic'
of the Narnia series, but let's not go there.  I have just deleted several
paragraphs and you should all be grateful!)

Jocelyn