Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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What is the real reason why Dumbledore gave Harry to the Dursleys?
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I've been thinking about this quite a lot for the past few days. I know that it was stated that Dumbledore gave Harry to Petunia and Vernon because they were muggles and didn't understand why Harry was so special, but I think that there might be something more to it. I don't think Petunia could've hated her sister, Lily, that much, I think I remember in the books or in the film where Petunia said to Harry that she lost a sister too in Godric's Hollow. Do you think that Lily might have told Petunia to protect Harry if anything happened to James and herself and Sirius? Thoughts?
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I thought it was because Petunia was his only living relative that wasn't like gone because Sirius Black was on the run. Im pretty sure it stated that Petunia was jealous of her sister.
Hm, yes, but do you think Lily herself would have approved of it?
I have no idea because they dont give great detail on the relationship with Lily and Petunia
Toria is right. Dumbledore gave Harry to Petunia because she was his only blood relative that wasn't either dead or on the run(Sirius Black). It was necessary for Harry to be with the Dursley's because Petunia's link to Lily gave Harry protection whenever he was inside the Privet Drive home.
Jason wrote: "Toria is right. Dumbledore gave Harry to Petunia because she was his only blood relative that wasn't either dead or on the run(Sirius Black). It was necessary for Harry to be with the Dursley's bec..."Yeah. I agree.
Dumbledore gave Harry to Petunia because she was his only blood relative that wasn't dead. plus there was the protection over the house that broke when he was 16, i think it said in one of the books that was why he made harry go home there instead of going to the Wesleys over the summer because of the protection.
Dumbledore explained all that to Harry in book 5 or 6. Petunia had to take Harry because she was his only blood relative: they shared Lily's blood, which protected Harry from Voldemort. Growing up in the Muggle world also protected Harry from the notoriety of being the only person to survive the killing curse. Growing up famous would not have prepared him for doing what he had to. Growing up with the Dursleys wasn't much better.
I think the actual reason is not key, but JKR put it in because it really made the story cool.I had a feeling in the deathly hallows that vernon was going to come back into it, i thought it would have been really cool if somehow, at the end, when magic failed, he could do something, it would have been the ultimate redemption. I was wrong...
Ah, yes. I probably tried to over think it... I think that Lily would've trusted Petunia with her first born anyway, but yes we can't really say. I'm pretty sure that Harry was an accident, I don't think James and Lily wanted a child in the middle of a war.
J.D. that sounds awesome I had always thought that the fat lady that harry sent flying would come back and do sumthn or Duddley would get in trouble for drinking and stuff
Well harry was choosen by voldemort to be the main person because it just as well could of been neville since they have the same birthday so lily and James may of wanted a kid
I think that there were only 3 reasons why the Author made it that Harry was given to the dursleys. The first would be that he is related to them so that would be the number one and more logical answer. The second was that if he was put into the magical world he could have been found by the evil mages ( death eaters) by far faster and probably would have been killed or kidnapped. Finally would be, since harry had lived so horribly with the Dursleys then it made hogwartz so much better and made him having friends so special since he never really had the chance before. Other than these last three things i think that harry living with the Dursleys made the story funnier but also made you more sympathetic towards harry.
1 Nils stop reading over my shoulder and 2 learn to Capitalize names dumb head
Toria wrote: "1 Nils stop reading over my shoulder and 2 learn to Capitalize names dumb head"Toria when you write a list you need to use Commas, also you don't capitalize the worde capitalize and your the dumb head, dumb head
The author's reason: make the plot quite interesting and "original".The plot's reason: Harry's mother put in him a special charm that gave him a strong protection from Voldemort.
One of the things which the charm was formed from was Lily's blood, so Harry needed to live with someone who shared her blood, in this case, his aunt. So in order that the charm could last to its maximum (until he was 17 years old), he needed to live with that person in the same place, a place where "he could call home".
Before this explanation, I had though that if he had lived with a wizard family, he could have become a very spoiled and naughty child because of his fame in the magical world, so that's why Dumbledore wanted him to ignore his importance in the magical world during his childhood and have a "stable" family life.
nooooooooooooooooooooo u rr and btw it is only a list of 2 things so no commas dumb head :P
Toria wrote: "nooooooooooooooooooooo u rr and btw it is only a list of 2 things so no commas dumb head :P"you still need comas
Toria wrote: "nooooooooooooooooooooo u rr and btw it is only a list of 2 things so no commas dumb head :P"you still need comas
Toria wrote: "nooooooooooooooooooooo u rr and btw it is only a list of 2 things so no commas dumb head :P"you still need comas
noo u dontand Angie there was no charm the thing that voldemort didnt consider was love which is an anciet type of magic and that over powers any curse
Angie wrote: "The author's reason: make the plot quite interesting and "original".The plot's reason: Harry's mother put in him a special charm that gave him a strong protection from Voldemort.
One of th..."
What do you mean stable Harry lived with people who treated him like a freak since he could do magic. he was also raised as the family slave. Lastly it wasnt a charm or watever you called it. Also where are you getting this information have you even read the book.
The special protection consisted of many things and there were a lot of strong barriers to be break.Remember that in GoF, Voldemort though that if he reborned using Harry's blood, he would finally kill him. But he was wrong. It was only a first barrier.
Since then, he started to look for a way to break the other barriers. But after breaking one barrier, there was another. One of them was the special charm that Lily did.
The last one (the one he couldn't break and the one which was always remarked during the whole series) was love.
Have you read the book?And she/he put stable in inverted commas which usually signals sarcasm.
Alright people, you are on the right track, but I think we are getting a little mixed up. Let me break it down for you.When Lily gave her life for Harry, a certain "charm" was placed upon him. It wasn't a charm in the sense that it required any sort of incantation or magical prowess to cast. Instead, it was the powerful and ancient magic of love that created a sort of "barrier" that protected Harry from Voldemort. The same sort of "charm" comes into effect when Harry "dies" for his fellow witches and wizards. It is the magic of sacrifice, one that protects those who the sacrifice was given for.
Now, Dumbledore suggests that this "charm" acts through the blood of the one who gave up their life. In order to be protected by his mother's sacrifice, Harry needed to "call home" the place where his mother's blood lived on. As she had no other living relatives, this left Harry with his aunt Petunia. Until he turned 17, the sacrifice his mother made would continue to protect him as long as he identified himself with those who carried her blood. This is the primary reason Dumbledore gives as to why he left Harry with the Dursely's in the first place. He also suggests that it is because he wanted Harry to grow up away from his fame in the Wizarding world.
This is the reason that is given most explicitly in the book. I feel that it gives more than enough explanation.
Emma wrote: "Alright people, you are on the right track, but I think we are getting a little mixed up. Let me break it down for you.When Lily gave her life for Harry, a certain "charm" was placed upon him. ..."
I can agree with you about the charm, and the suggestion of being raised away from his fame has had sense for me since the beginning, but I haven't remembered that Dumbledore suggested it.
If he had been raised in the Wizarding World, he would have become like Dudley or Malfoy (or worse).
Carly wrote: "Dumbledore gave Harry to Petunia because she was his only blood relative that wasn't dead. plus there was the protection over the house that broke when he was 16, i think it said in one of the book..."It wouldnt matter where he was, he would still be under the protection.
Emma wrote: "Alright people, you are on the right track, but I think we are getting a little mixed up. Let me break it down for you.When Lily gave her life for Harry, a certain "charm" was placed upon him. ..."
Well put.
Tanvi wrote: "Emma wrote: "Alright people, you are on the right track, but I think we are getting a little mixed up. Let me break it down for you.When Lily gave her life for Harry, a certain "charm" was placed..."
Yup. Yup. Remember that Dumbledore said that Lily's love was the ultimate charm to protect Harry and the only way to activate it if he lives with his blood relatives? Which, was, unfortunately, the Dursleys...
To give harry that tragic past factor we all love in our hero's ;).
The Dursleys are Harry's only living relatives, which is why Harry stayed with them. Where else would Dumbledore have left him?Petunia hadn't talked to Lily much, from what I gather, and, when Lily did magic, often said "I'm telling Mum!" I don't think they saw eye to eye.
Lily might have asked Petunia to look after Harry, but if they rarely spoke, would she have gotten the chance? Only J.K. Rowling knows.
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