Harry leaving Privet Drive

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 93527

 (Annemehr's comments)

Oh, I hope not.  I've really enjoyed the gradual shift in power from
the Dursleys to Harry through the books, aided and abetted by Harry's
WW friends (the one who wrote "Harry Potter, the Cupboard Under the
Stairs..." on the Hogwarts letter, Sirius, the King's Cross sendoff
party).  I'm really hoping to see Harry come of age at Privet Drive,
and give the Dursleys to know that he's allowed to do magic now, and
at last have *all* the power in the relationship.  I'd like to see him
shame them in how he uses (or doesn't use) it.

Just my personal opinion!  :-)

(Kimberly's comments)
My thought has always been that once Voldemort was defeated, Harry would be able to leave Privet Drive and call some other place "home".  I've more recently had the thought that perhaps in book 7 something happens to all 3 of the Dursley's and Harry, having lived there for 16 or so years and perhaps being "of  legal age", automatically acquires the house due to their death.   (This is assuming they don't have it willed to someone else, but there are no other relatives on Petunia's side and the only relative we've heard mention of on Vernon's side is Aunt Marge).    If this is the case, then Harry could still call Privet Drive "home" and the charm from his Mother's sacrifice would be with him always.   

Kimberly