Lily's protection

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 143456

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "esmith222002" <c.john at i...> wrote:
>
> Have the following questions ever been answered satisfactorily?
> 
> 1. If Voldmeort has overcome Lily's protection by using Harry's
> blood, how can Privet Drive still offer Harry protection?
> 

Member-Va32h has already address this issue; I will expand on it slightly.

First and foremost, there are two 'blood' related protections
surrounding Harry. 

The Blood of is Mother's sacrifice protects Harry all the time.
FURTHER, and very importantly, Voldemort has only overcome one aspect
of the Scarificial protection. After, Dumbledore finds out what
happened at the graveyard, he mentions Harry's mother's protection and
indicates that Harry still has that protection. From that, I can only
conclude as I have said above, that Voldemort has not overcome the
full protection of Lily's sacrifice, merely one aspect of it. 

Later, Dumbledore added his own protections to Harry, the protect him
while he lives in the place where his mother's blood dwells. In
otherwords, as long as Harry calls the Dursley's his home, he retains
Dumbledore's Blood protection.



> Brothergib:
> 2. If the Dementors can attack Harry as soon as he steps outside
> of the Dursley's house, is this protection of any use?
> ...
> 

bboyminn:

The exact expanse of that protection is very much debatable. Whether
it covers strictly the house, or whether it extends to all of the
Durlsey's real estate, or whether it simply fade as Harry move farther
from the house is not completely clear. So, you are right, Harry could
be attack when he was away from the house. 

But what would the logic be behind such an attack? When Harry was a
baby, I seriously doubt he left the house that often. As he grew to a
toddler, he probably rarely left the yard. Now several years have past
and the DE's are more convinced than ever that Voldemort is really
gone. They are not going to risk everything for a Dark Lord who no
longer exists and therefore can't protect them. So, they creep back
into their mundane lives and put on a good face.

So, Voldemort has only overcome one aspect of Lily's protection on
Harry, and then by the time Harry is more vulnerable near Privet
Drive, the DE's are back to their normal lives and have lost interest;
they have nothing to gain. 

> Brothergib:
> 3. Hagrid pulled Harry out of the rubble of Godric's Hollow. ...
> Let's presume that DD would not have left Harry to sit in a pile
> of rubble for any length of time. Therefore, precisely how does 
> DD know that Lily died to protect Harry?
> 
> Brothergib
>

bboyminn:

This last issue is much more difficult to resolve. There are actually
several mysteries surrounding the recover of Harry from Godric's
Hollow. Were Dumbledore, Sirius, and Hagrid in on the secret; that is,
had it previously been revealed to them? If not, then how could they
possibly find the Potter's house? If so, then why didn't they know
Peter was the Secret Keeper? 

We can assume these are mistakes and by doing so make ourselves
miserable, or we can assume that ther2 is a logcial backstory to them
that simply hasn't been reveal and thereby live in ignorant bliss. I
choose BLISS.

As to how Dumbledore knew the exact nature of events, the most logical
solution is to suppose that there was a portrait there who could carry
the news. That combined with common logic and reasonable forensics,
plus a deep knowledge of magic could have simply lead Dumbledore to
certain conclusions.

I know I've not been much help on this last issue...sorry.

Steve/bboyminn