Harry getting Unfrozen on the Tower...

[Cyril A Fernandes]

No: HPFGUIDX 155441

Hi,

I have been an avid reader of many of the discussions on this group,
being a recent member myself. SOmewhere, one of these raised a thought
in my mind - about us mixing Harry's opinions for reality in the WW.

I do not know if this has been discussed earlier, so I am going to
post it anyway :)

When Harry is under the Freezing Charm on the Tower - he is apparently
released only when Snape AK's DD.

In Harry's opinion, he believes that the release has occurred only
because the caster (DD) was now dead.

I could not find any other example of such a case occurring in canon -
on the contrary there are numerous examples of spells lasting far
beyond the caster's life, such as:

1. The *ancient* magic that is in the air at Hogwarts - all cast many
centuries ago
2. The spells cast by Sirius' father on 12 GP - which provide
protection to the Order even today (am assuming old man Black is long
dead - else the entre ownership issue would be a new debate)
3. Even JKs response to the FAQ which specified that the Fidelius
Charm spell continued even after the death of the caster.

So, while Harry may believe that DD's death released the spell, it
seems that magic does not work that way.

The only reason that I could think of for the spell to be released
would be if Snape did it (nvbl of course). This would be only becuase
DD informed SS about Harry being hidden under the Cloak (through
Legimency and Occlumency) - without which Harry would be there for a
long time to come - with probably no one ever looking for him at that
spot (unless Ron/Hermione use the Map to look for him somewhere in
Hogwarts)

If this is the case - it may also be a reason to show that SS was
indeed a DD man.

Welcome any other inputs about what may have happened that fateful
night that we all remember so well.

Cyril - posting for the first time and welcoming all inputs and
thoughts on this.