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Sherrie<br>
<font id="role_document" size="2" color="#000000" face="Arial">With
all due respect, if anyone is to blame for Harry being placed at
the Dursleys', it's Lily. The magic she used to protect Harry -
an old and deep magic - required the protection of her blood, her
family. Petunia was the only one left of Lily's bloodline -
Dumbledore had no choice but to put Harry there. He might have
found a way to keep better tabs on him than through a muddled
Squib, but if the protection engendered by his mother's sacrifice
was to be maintained, it had to be through Petunia. <br>
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Dorothy:</font><br>
I agree with you completely. I've been following this discussion,
and you seem to be the one that understands what J.K. was writing
about. I've read all the books many times now, and even though it
might not seem very obvious, it's what I get out of these stories as
well. Thanks.<br>
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Bart:<br>
And, how many hours did Lily have to consider this? Minutes?
Probably just a matter of seconds, and the first priority was to
protect Harry. There really wasn't much time to consider what might
happen several years in the future.<br>
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Bart<br>
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