Blood Protection/Dumbledore and Harry

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 158860

Pippin:
We know they can detect specific spells. A discrepancy between the
number of AK's detected and the number of bodies would certainly
give rise to immediate speculation.

a_svirn:
And what discrepancy that would be? Three AKs and only two bodies to
account for them? The easiest explanation is that one went off the
mark, surely? Even if they thought the scar suspicious it's a big leap
to conclude that the Dark Lord was vanquished and lost his body. Not
to mention, that it's not professional for the Law Enforcement
officers to share their speculations with general public right after
the murder was discovered.

Pippin:
Indeed we learn that the DE's had their own version of why Harry
survived in HBP. But McGonagall said that she'd heard all sorts of
rumors about what happened. That was why she was so anxious to
track down Dumbledore, to find out what was true.

a_svirn:
Precisely. And did he set her straight on that? No, he didn't. He did
not say anything about Lilly's sacrifice; he let her believe that it
was something about Harry that made Voldemort to loose his power. In
other words, he made a major contribution to all the rumours that
were circulating. Those same rumours that gave him an excuse to remove
Harry from the WW so he wouldn't grow up pampered.

Ah, and at least one of McGonagall sources was Hagrid. Who was
spreading Dumbledore's version of events.

Pippin:
It seems that that Voldemort or his servants can not harm Harry while he
is at Privet Drive or under his relations' care anywhere. At least, Harry
has never been attacked by Voldemort or his servants under those
circumstances.

a_svirn:
As I said, Harry does not spend all his time indoors. And never did.
Of course it may be that even as Dudley stuck Harry's head down the
toilet he unwittingly provided protection. However, since Harry was
unaware of the fact he spent inordinate amount of time trying to
remove himself from the vicinity of his cousin. And it didn't help
with dementors, did it? If Umbridge could come up with such a plan,
why couldn't, say, Lucius?

Pippin:
As I told someone off list, if you state the problem in general
terms, it's a no-brainer.

You believe:
An unknown number of killers are stalking a child. (1)

There is a way the child can be protected from them. (2)

Without that protection the child will die when Voldemort
returns to power (3)

Do you give the child that protection?
You can argue with the premises, but if you think Dumbledore
sincerely believes them, he can hardly choose otherwise.

a_svirn:
You may have noticed that I do argue with the premises. Namely, with
the premise 2 and 3.

My version is:
(1) There are *ways* the child can be protected.
(2) The protection Dumbledore chose is flawed.
(3) Ergo he could have chosen another protection, less flawed.