Rereading SS/PS question(s)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 153945

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kibakianakaya"
<Lana.Dorman at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
> <dumbledore11214@> wrote:
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> > SNIP> 
> > 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 ...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. ...snip...
> 
> 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, 
> ...edited...
> 
> Lilygale
>


bboyminn:

First on Harry, I don't think for wizards in the know, it would have
been that hard to find Harry. I don't think they made Harry's
wearabouts know to the general public, but it really wouldn't have
been that hard to figure out. 

It is entirely possible that the people Harry did encounter were
members of the Order who would have had more information. Indeed they
  may have actually been sent on occassion to check up on Harry for
Dumbledore. Invisibly, of course, as we see in OotP. So, when they
happen to run into Harry on other occassions, they knew who he was. It
is also possible that they wanted to honor or acknowledge him in some
way, even though they knew Dumbledore wouldn't approve. Harry is after
all "The Boy Who Lived' and saved their world from a dark and
dangerous evil. There are lots of benevolent reasons why people may
have sought Harry out.

I think more important for Death Eaters would be a general underlying
subliminal fear of Harry. As an infant he survived an AK from the
darkest and most powerful of Dark Wizards. That wouldn't encourage
others to attempt to harm Harry. In fact, I think any wizard then and
now would be extremely unlikely to want to challenge Harry in any way.

Those Death Eaters who were free knew they had escaped capture by the
skin of their teeth. Further they knew that they no longer had the
'biggest bully on the block' there to protect them. I think most, in
that moment, preferred to count themselves luck and fade into the
background. 

Finally, we have the protections around Harry. People seem to forget
that Harry really has TWO separate but related protections. What save
his life was Lily's protection from her sacrifice. That protection is
always with Harry, and Dumbledore has confirmed its continued
existance on more than one occassion. Voldemort being able to touch
Harry only represents one aspect of Lily's protection, the bulk of
Lily's sacrifice continues to protect Harry.

The second level of protection is the additional spells that
Dumbledore put on Harry to protect him while he is at Privet Drive.
Those new protections do expand on the protections Lily gave Harry,
but they are not one and the same. 

These additional protections are most vital to protect Harry in that
very volatile time right after Voldemort's defeat when Harry as a
toddler is most vulnerable. As Harry grew older and things settled
down, it was much less likely that Harry would be attacked by any
Death Eaters.

Even though Harry's protection is reduced when he is out and about, he
is not without protection. Further, it is always nice to know that
Harry has one absolute place of sactuary that he can go to if there is
trouble.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn