Rereading SS/PS question(s)

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No: HPFGUIDX 153921

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> Question 2. I guess I do want to ask about Dumbledore. Sorry! 
Isn't 
> that  incredibly strange that all those people can find Harry, 
KNOW 
> how to find Harry?
> 
> Um , what would stops the DE from doing so then? Just approaching 
> Harry on the streets and kidnapping him if not Aking him ( I guess 
> they can have reservations about trying to kill him right away, 
> knowing that he survived Avada ocne, but why not kidnap him and go 
> through few nice torture rounds)
> 
> Oh, and of course Petunia seems to be REALLY familiar with WW, 
> doesn't she? ( just another detail not that I doubt it)
> 
> Thanks, guys.
> 
> Alla
>
Lilygale here:

Harry is an unknown quantity during his pre-Hogwarts years.  True, 
the DEs might want to kill or torture him for revenge.  On the other 
hand, the DEs are leaderless; they would want to know if the tiny 
Voldemort-vanquisher is going to turn out to be a powerful Dark 
Wizard in his own right.  And if he does, they may not want him 
remembering a bout of torture at their hands.  So they may just 
leave him alone until his powers and inclinations become known as 
his magical education unfolds at Hogwarts.  

Another reason that Harry may not be approached by DEs might be 
Lily's blood protection.  I'm still not clear exactly how the 
protection works (not sure if I missed something or its just not 
clear in general.)  But it seems fairly useless to have protection 
while only while literally at Privet Drive, but not while in school, 
shopping or out playing in the neighborhood.  It seems like his 
mother's protection might extend to other places, as long as he 
*lives* at Privet Drive, and therefore the DEs could not harm him.
But this assumes either that 1. the DEs know about the protection.  
or 2. that they tried to harm Harry and failed AND Harry is 
oblivious to the attempt(s).  So I think the first scenario (DEs 
waiting to see what happens) is more likely.

Lilygale