Dursleys or Death (was:Re: Christian Forgiveness and Snape...

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 164556

---  "kibakianakaya" <Lana.Dorman at ...> wrote:
>
> > > Alla:
> > >
> > > .... as I said many times I wish JKR would have 
> > > shown blood protection in working. It would have 
> > > been much more convincing to me, ...
> >
> >
> > bboyminn:
> >
> > I'm not 100% convinced we won't see the last vestiges
> > of the Blood Protection. .... I know the chance is 
> > slim, but I won't give up hope until I've read the 
> > last page and closed the book.
> >
> > For what it's worth.
> >
> > Steve/bboyminn
> >
> 
> Lilygale here:  
> There is canon suggesting that some type of blood
> protection will last past Harry's 17th birthday.
> "[Voldemort] didn't realize that love as powerful as
> your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. ...sign
> ...to have been loved so deeply, even though the 
> person who loved us is gone. will give us some 
> protection *forever*." (SS Scholastic ed pg 299,
> my emphasis on forever).
> 
> Don't know what it might be, but I would bet it has
> something to do with that gleam in Dumbledore's eye.  
> I don't think that one has played out yet.
>
> Lilygale
>


bboyminn:

This is to Lilygale and partly to Jeremiah. While I
am aware that I am stating the obvious, it none the
less is worth stating at this time. We are really
dealing with two unique and separate protections here.
Yes, they are related, but none the less separate.

First, there is the protection Harry gained from Lily's
sacrifice; let's call that "The Love Protection".

Second, there is the additional protection that 
Dumbledore placed on Harry (and/or the Dursleys) that
protects Harry while he lives in the place where his
mother's bood dwells; in other words, while Harry
lives at the Dursleys. Let's call that "The Blood
Protection".

The Blood Protection, as is indicated in the recent
book, expires when Harry turns 17; when he becomes an
adult in the wizard world.

Lily's Love Protection, as far as I'm concerned and
as is indicated by Lilygale's quote above, never expires.
I believe Harry will always have that protection to some
degree.

As far as Voldemort using Harry's blood, that, in my
opinion, has only overcome one small aspect of Lily's
Love Protections. It has not erased it completely.

As far as that maddening 'Gleam' in Dumbledore's eye,
I think we can safely say that Dumbledore has seen 
some flaw in Voldemort's plan. Voldemort knew he would
overcome some aspect of Lily's Protection, but there is
surely another part that he hasn't planned on or allowed
for. What it is though, I don't know? 

I sit here and ponder the possibilities, but as I said
I really don't know. Perhaps by taking Harry's blood
Voldemort has somehow extended the "Blood Protection".

Now by some stretch, Lily's blood through Harry dwells 
in Voldemort. Perhaps, and this is very slim, because
Voldemort only took Harry's blood a few years ago, maybe
the expiration clock in the Blood Protection, began 
again at that time, or at least relative to Voldemort
it did. That means in the final battle when Voldemort
tries to kill Harry, the Blood Protection will rear
it's ugly head and strike Voldemort down. Again, that
is slim and unlikely speculation, but no worse the most
of the rest of the explanations I've heard.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn