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

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 191746


> Alla says:
>  "No, I think Dumbledore wanted to do everything in his power that Harry would abused and scared and miserable after living with Dursleys and would look at Dumbledore as god and do anything Dumbledore would want him to do and would go and die because Dumbledore raised him to that." <snip>

> Steve:
Actually, the books explain very very well precisely why Dumbledore left Harry at the Dursleys.

When Voldemort shed Lily's blood as she defended Harry, that left a degree of magical protection within Harry. <snip>

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, <snip>

Only two conditions cause these protective spells to break. One, if Harry left the Dursley's forever, and therefore could no longer call that place home. Two, when he became 'of age' in the wizard world. <snip>

Given all that has happened, Harry seems in pretty good shape to me. And the "Blood Protection" has kept him safe for 10 years. <snip>


Robbi:
Steve you are beating a dead horse here, lol. We have talked about this many times and totally agree with her, but Alla has always felt this way and that's ok too. Everyone sees things differently. Alla is saying that although we understand the reasons Dumbledore should have had for leaving Harry with the Dursleys he also had an ulterior motive. When Alla explains it, it does have some sense to it and although I love Dumbledore we have learned that like the rest of us he has his faults and has made mistakes which he had hinted at through the books. Although I do not agree totally with Alla's sights into Dumbledore, I can understand how these ideas come about and think that while we are discussing the books it is important for everyone to have their own ideas of how things went about. Let's face it, if we all agreed we would have nothing to talk about.