Harry's protected home

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 104916

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "drcarole71" <drcarole71 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Unlikely prospect, but what would happen if the Order took over 
the 
> Dursley's house, or brought the Dursley's to the Blacks' house?
> Carole

The only reason I can see the Oder taking over No. 4 Privet would be 
if No. 12 Grimmauld was no longer safe. Which could probably happen 
if someone other than Harry or an Order sympathizer like Lupin or 
Tonks (a Malfoy, say) inherits the place, screaming mother portrait 
and all. Barring that, the Order can now resist LV in the open, so 
maybe a secret headquarters isn't so much nessecary anymore. As to 
the Dursley's being taken to No. 12, I can see that happening, 
actually. Should Privet Drive be attacked (entailing Harry's 
shortest stay at the place), the Dursleys would surely be in danger, 
especially since Petunia seems to know more than she lets on about 
the WW anyway. Perhaps Harry, in a burst of newfound compassion 
following the loss of his godfather and not wanting to see any more 
of his relations die (even the Dursleys), asks that his relations be 
sheltered. Or perhaps that was part of Petunia and DD's arrangement: 
The Dursleys will take in Harry and seal the blood protection and, 
should they ever need it, they will be protected by the WW. Harry 
could have unwittingly helped with that possible clause when he 
saved Dudley from the dementors, which would also help to explain 
why DD told Petunia in the Howler to remember his last (read it like 
this: you've taken in Harry, and you can't just chuck him out now 
that one of us has saved your son). Wow, for a one sentence question 
I wrote a rather long answer. 

Meri - who really wants to know what the effects of the Dementor 
attack might have on Dudley...