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[Voldemort]

In OotP, Dumbledore tells Harry that as long as he calls the Private Drive home, Voldemort cannot touch him there. That is because the love of his mother is still there, because of Petunia, his aunt. But what would happen in Voldemort killed the Dursleys? Do you think that the protection would disappear?
And while we are on the subject of Harrys protection, why is Malfoy allowed to remain at Hogwarts even though it is commonly know that Lucius is a Death Eater? It seems to me that Draco could just be taught Avada Kedavra by his father and go to school and kill Harry. Any thoughts?

[June]

In OotP, Dumbledore tells Harry that as long as he calls the Private Drive home, Voldemort cannot touch him there. That is because the love of his mother is still there, because of Petunia, his aunt. But what would happen in Voldemort killed the Dursleys? Do you think that the protection would disappear?

I should think his protection will disappear if the Dursleys are killed but I think too that the ancient magic Dumbledore evoked would probably encompass the Dursleys too. That is, if Harry still calls 4 Privet Drive home, the magic will protect everybody there, especially Harry.

And while we are on the subject of Harrys protection, why is Malfoy allowed to remain at Hogwarts even though it is commonly know that Lucius is a Death Eater? It seems to me that Draco could just be taught Avada Kedavra by his father and go to school and kill Harry. Any thoughts?

It's probably because one needs lots of power behind the Avada Kedavra curse, and Draco is not old nor powerful enough for that. Moreover, it's Hogwarts after all, with lots of magical protection, and plenty of Professors around looking after Harry. Dumbledore would certainly keep an eye on Harry... so Draco won't have the chance even if he has the guts to do it in the first place. Even Voldemort is afraid of Dumbledore, much less Draco.

As for why he's still at school.. well, even though his father is a Death eater, Draco and co. didn't commit any crime. There's no reason for Dumbledore to throw them out... and besides, he believes in giving people second chances; Lupin and Snape are good examples.

[Voldemort]

I disagree with the fact that Draco could not perform Avada Kedavra. Tom Riddle, AKA Voldemort, taught himself how to do it and killed his parents when he was at Hogwarts(5th year???) Draco, I am sure, is a good wizard, and could be taught how to do such things. He has plently of chances to do it to Harry, what if they met in some corridor somewhere? Then Draco could just run off home to his dad.

[gecko]

But comparing Draco and Voldemort is like comparing fruit with houses, they aren't the same! Voldemort was 'the best student Hogwarts ever had', according to Dumbledore. So that he was able to do it, makes a bit more sense.

[chiapetdiz]

i don't think that malfoy could kill harry. I think that voldemort would want to kill harry himself, not have some other wizard do it. granted, he's tried before how many times? something tells me that voldemort would be angry if harry died by somebody else's wand.

[highsorcerer]

I think there are two basic reasons Draco won't use A.K. on Harry. First, his enemnity towards Harry is well known, and would be even more widely known now that his father is in Azkaban. So if Harry were to suddenly turn up dead, he'd be a prime suspect. A few Priori Incantium spells on his wand or veritiserum would reveal the culprit immediately.

Second, I don't think he has the guts. Draco is basically a coward who hides behind his thug friends (Crabbe and Goyle) or his father. He's only faced Harry one on one during Quidditch games (and has always been beaten) and in the dueling club (where he jumped the count rather than duel fairly). He's sniped and attempted ambushes (like on the Hogwarts Express going home in OotP). He knows Harry could beat him in a fair fight, so he's not about to try.

Third, he might not have the power yet to perform the curse. Fake Moody / Barty Crouch, Jr. said the spell needed a lot of force behind it. While Tom Riddle was able to murder his father and grandparents when he was fifteen, he was also an extremely powerful wizard, even then. Draco isn't in his league.

[AccioNiffler]

Draco definitly isnt powerful enough to use AK on Harry. But I also wonder if he would want to kill him. I mean, I know he has no problem with seeing him hurt, but I dont think that he would actually kill him. Maybe I'm seeing qualities in Draco that arent there, but I think that somewhere below that blonde hair and snide look there is at least the shadow of a decent person.

[Hermione Weasley]

I disagree with the fact that Draco could not perform Avada Kedavra. Tom Riddle, AKA Voldemort, taught himself how to do it and killed his parents when he was at Hogwarts(5th year???) Draco, I am sure, is a good wizard, and could be taught how to do such things. He has plently of chances to do it to Harry, what if they met in some corridor somewhere? Then Draco could just run off home to his dad.

I think that draco couldn't do it yeah it seems like he hates everyone not in sliytherin(s/p)but i think he genuinly cares about people and it makes it impossible to do the avada kedavra curse because my guess is you have to really hate someone or something to do it.

[Ju-DedoH]

f###ing computer ... just froze when i had wrote like 3 paragraphs ...
anyway, draco ca't kill harry because of the prophecy anyway
hogwarts ceeps children like draco from their parent's influence ... and can even influence them, so it's the best place for them to be

[Colin]

A thought. We know Hogworts is protected by a lot of charms and spells. Perhaps the AK curse cannot be used there.

What do you think?

[Ju-DedoH]

i think you could, but everyone would know about it immediately

[Devinci]

I completly agree that, in the books, Draco is too much of a complete coward to even attempt to take Harry on in a death-tinted fight. He'd run before it started. Don't get me wrong, Draco is brilliant in his own right, but......well....he's kind of a weener.

[Ju-DedoH]

draco's brilliant in his own right ?
tell me more : to me he's only a cowrd hiding behind his bodyguards and using his fathers dirty money to get what he want's ... so what's brilliant about him ?

[AccioNiffler]

I think you could say that he's brilliant in his own right. Just because he's evil and doesnt do anything on his own doesnt mean anything. He's skilled enough to make people fear him, do what he wants . I guess that could be considered brilliant, well, maybe not brilliant, more manipulative I guess. Well, yes, there was a point to what I was saying, lol, but I think I've forgotten it!

[Ju-DedoH]

yeah maybe, but still I will forever hate him ! unless ...