That damn blood protection thing

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My sincere apologies if this has been addressed before, but I haven't found anything on it yet.

We are told that Harry survives the Killing Curse from Voldemort because Voldemort is now a "blood relative" and Harry can't be harmed in the presence of his "blood relatives." But at that point, hasn't the "blood protection" spell already ended, since Harry is now 17 and no longer lives with the Dursleys? Have I missed something?

How the Trace Works

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This post was originally going to be a rant about the inconsistencies and contradictions we're given in the books for how the Ministry of Magic detects underage magic. However, in the process of trying to describe all the problems, I actually managed to develop a possible theory for how the Trace works. So, here it goes.... ( Read more... )