Sirius, Sirus, and more Sirius/ Blood protection/ Dumbledore and Harry

[Cyril A Fernandes]

No: HPFGUIDX 158591

Cyril:

Just my 2 knuts on this topic...

When DD made a decision that Harry was to be placed at A Petunia's..
he did so because:

a) That was the strongest *magical* protection he could provide Harry.
Hence - DD had probably evaluated the options and then taken this
decision... Even if DD decided to mke Harry unplottable or use the
Fidelius (are they the same thing?) that would not be the highest
level of protection. Part of the reason that it the the best option is
becuase it also uses LV lack of understanding of LOVE as a critical
component...

b) At the time DD made the decision - he did not expect the Dursely's
to be so abusive.. Even with McGonagall's worries at PS/SS. He felt
that the option of staying away from the WW was better for HP at that
time... He has even informed the Dursley's about the Potter's death,
and requested that they take care of Harry as his own, through the
letter 15 years ago...

c) He did not forget about Harry - he kept an eye on him thru Mrs Figg
(and maybe even other means) to see if Harry was doing decently ok.
Sure - he is not happy about the way the Dursely's treat him - but at
that time - he still requires them to provide the "home" for a few
years. It is still his best option. As he remarks in OoTP

The Lost Prophecy - Long extracts...

"Five years ago you arrived at Hogwarts, Harry, safe and whole, as I
had planned and intended. Well - not quite whole. You had suffered. I
knew you would when I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I
knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years. ... You
might ask - and with good reason - why it had to be so.... 

My answer is that my priority was to keep you alive. You were in more
danger than perhaps anyone but I realised. Voldemort had been
vanquished hours before, but his supporters - and many of them are
almost as terrible as he - were still at large, angry, desperate and
violent. And I had to make my decision, too, with regard to the years
ahead. Did I believe that Voldemort was gone for ever? No. I knew not
whether it would be ten, twenty or fifty years before he returned, but
I was sure he would do so, and I was sure, too, knowing him as I have
done, that he would not rest until he killed you....

But I knew, too, where Voldemort was weak. And so I made my decision.
You would be protected by an ancient magic of which he knows, which he
despises, and which he has always, therefore, underestimated - to his
cost. I am speaking, of course, of the fact that your mother died to
save you. She gave you a lingering protection he never expected, a
protection that flows in your veins to this day. I put my trust,
therefore, in your mother's blood. I delivered you to her sister, her
only remaining relative...

She doesn't love me,' said Harry at once. `She doesn't give a damn -
`But she took you,' Dumbledore cut across him. `She may have taken you
grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you,
and in doing so, she sealed the charm I placed upon you. Your mother's
sacrifice made the bond of blood the strongest shield I could give you

--- End of extracts---


d) He does inform them about his disappointment in the HBP visit to
the Dursley's house, and again reiterates his hope that they will
allow him houseroom for another year - still the best option for Harry
until he turns 17. Even now DD has no better way to protect Harry's life.

More than I planned to earlier write... Hopefully 2 Sickles worth :)

Cyril