Does death lift the charm: /Was: Secret Keeper of Grimmaud Place

[Cyril A Fernandes]

No: HPFGUIDX 160498

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
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> > onlygoofy:
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> > I'm slightly confused. In HBP when Dumbledore died, the
> > spell he cast on Harry lifted.  Does this also mean that
> > any protections Dumbledore placed on 12 Grimmaud Place 
> > was also lifted? If not, how would anyone new to the 
> > Order ever find it?  Could the headquarters transfer to a
> > new secret keeper?  What about those spells he placed on
> > Hogwarts, is it not as well protected as before?
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> > ...
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> > :),
> > onlygoofy
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> bboyminn:
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> In general, some spells are lifted when the caster dies,
> and some spells are not. Remember that 12 Grimmauld Place
> is still protected by spells cast by Sirius's forefathers.
> Some of the spells on Hogwarts are ancient, they have 
> out lived many Headmasters. Yet, the spell that held 
> Harry in the 'binding' charm, was lifted. So, again,
> some are lifted, some are not.

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Cyril.

IMO, all spells remain even when the caster dies. The only instance
that we have where a spell *seems to* have lifted is the PT curse on
Harry apparently lifting with DD's death.

However, here, we only have Harry's pov on the matter - and the rest
of canon does not support this pov.

Some instances of spells remaining even after the death of the caster:
a) The ancient magic that has put a lot of security in Hogwarts
b) The spells cast by Sirius' father on 12 GP
c) The clear example that death of the Secret Keeper does not lift the
spell

IMO, the reason that Harry was released was because Snape did a nvbl
counter-curse/spell.

I had written about this quite a few months earlier, but am not able
to locate the post with the Yahoo Search.

JMO.

Cyril.