Danger at the Dursleys!!!

[Jospehine]

No: HPFGUIDX 133602

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fanofminerva" 
<drjuliehoward at y...> wrote:
> So, do you see the protection spell that 
> Dumbledore cast as being the same type of protection that Lily 
> provided?

In a way I suppose, but only in a theoretic way rather than an opinion 
based on fact. It's nice to think that DD died for Harry's sake, but 
Dumbledore didn't sacrifice himself for Harry specifically, he just 
made sure he was out of the picture. His death would benefit the larger 
good and wasn't done out of fatherly love as much as a last resort. And 
likewise Snape didn't give DD the choice to save himself, where as Lily 
was given that choice and chose to die rather than lose her son. There 
are similarities, but DD's death won't have left any lasting protection 
on Harry alone. It may have been heroic (depending on your point of 
view) but not done with a mother's instinct.

jozoed