Harry Leaving Privet Drive Early (was Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 22 - St. Mungo's Hospital)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 104831

Cathy:
 Harry is obviously only protected when he is in the house - 
possibly the yard - of number four.  He wasn't protected just around 
the corner (when the dementors attacked).  Since the Dementors have 
joined LV, and there are the DE's and new one joining, being forced 
to join every day (presumably)...Harry is probably in the most 
danger he has ever been in...as far as leaving the house/yard is 
concerned.

Jen: Canon indicates the protection is only in the house, since both 
Arthur and Sirius insist Harry stay inside after the Dementor 
attack, and Petunia/Vernon then lock Harry in his room. 

And according to Dumbledore, the blood protection only safeguards 
Harry from Voldemort: "While you can still call home the place where 
your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by 
Voldemort (OOTP, US, chap. 37, p. 836). 

But Voldemort tells us: "But how to get to Harry Potter? For he has 
been better protected than I think even he knows, protected in ways 
devised by Dumbledore long ago, when it fell to him to arrange the 
boy's future." (GOF, US, chap. 33, p. 657). 'Ways' implies more than 
one type of protection, but that doesn't explain how Dobby entered 
Privet Drive. If there are other protections in place, presumably 
they wouldn't be lifted for Dobby's visit (as they probably were for 
the Advance Guard & the Weasley visit in GOF).

I think the risks are starting to outweigh the benefits at this 
point! Harry is only safe inside the house, from Voldemort, and 
we've seen that security can be breached...

Jen Reese