The Dursley's - Blood Protection (was Re: Occlumency ... LONG)

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> Steve:
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> Actually, the books explain very very well precisely why Dumbledore left Harry at the Dursleys.
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> When Voldemort shed Lily's blood as she defended Harry, that left a degree of magical protection within Harry. That is why Quirrel couldn't touch Harry in the last Chamber in Sorcerer's Stone. This and the part I will explain next have become known among fans as "The Blood Protection". 
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> Dumbledore expanded on 'the Blood Protection' by further enhancing it with additional spells. While Harry can call home, the place where his mother's blood dwells, he can not be harmed there. There is, in a sense, a protective bubble around #4 Privet Drive, that not only prevents Death Eaters from coming there, but prevents them from even finding the place. In a sense, the place to Death Eaters, has become 'unplottable', it can't be found on a map. 
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Alla:

I just want to clarify in case somebody may think that I forgot about the protection - I have not, but I also posted many times why I am not convinced that this is the only reason that Dumbledore put Harry with the Dursleys and why I did not think that the whole theme of blood protection was done convincingly and credibly for me.

I mean, really and truly I think that a lot of things that Dumbledore did are not because he is that evil and close to evilness in Dumbledore, or at least I did not think that JKR wanted to paint him that way. I get that Harry needed to grew up with Dursleys to love WW so much in comparison because JKR needed him to, I get that Sirius needed to be in prison because JKR indeed needed him to be in prison till PoA, otherwise, well there will be no PoA. However, however and that is why I insist on arguing that Dumbledore is evil manipulator - because the only *other* explanations of those things which make sense to me from within the story is that Dumbledore indeed an evil, horrible manipulator, who had no business being nowhere near Harry.

I am unable to suspend disbelief as to how he acted or not acted otherwise.