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[[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] arrives to collect Harry. Despite Dumbledore previously sending a letter setting the time, and Harry anxiously waiting his arrival for most of the week, he is astonished and puzzled that Dumbledore
Dumbledore tells Harry that [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Sirius Black|Sirius Black]] has bequeathed him all his possessions, including [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Grimmauld Place|12 Grimmauld Place]], [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Kreacher|Kreacher]], and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Buckbeak|Buckbeak]]. However, there may be a spell that automatically leaves the inheritance to the eldest surviving Black male or prevents it from passing to a non-pureblood wizard. Because Sirius was the last Black male, it would likely pass to the eldest female relative, namely [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Lestrange]] (Sirius's cousin). To test whether Harry is the true heir, Dumbledore summons Kreacher, the loyal Black family [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/House Elf|House-elf]]. When Kreacher,
Kreacher is sent to work at [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Buckbeak|Buckbeak]] (now renamed Witherwings) is left in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Rubeus Hagrid|Hagrid]]'s care. Dumbledore tells the Dursleys to expect a short visit from Harry in a year's time. The magical charm that has protected Harry from Voldemort since infancy will expire when he comes of age on his seventeenth birthday. However, he is required to make one final visit to the Dursleys the following summer to maintain its effectiveness, then his ties to his maternal family can be permanently severed. Before departing, Dumbledore reproaches the Dursleys for their bad manners, mistreating Harry, and over-indulging [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Dudley Dursley|Dudley]].
== Analysis ==
We noted, at the end of the last book, that Harry and Dumbledore's vindication had resulted in Harry once again being lionized; while we don't actively see it here, we do sense, to a certain extent, that Harry is uncomfortable with his being once again famous, and once again a hero. While we, as onlookers, can see that Harry acted heroically in the light of the information he had, and that by his actions he alerted the Wizarding world to Voldemort's return, Harry sees himself as having been duped, and having indirectly caused the death of one who was very near and dear to him. It is certain that Dumbledore is aware of this ambivalence, and while he is aware that Harry cannot heal at Privet Drive, he also knows that Harry's protection from Voldemort depends on his returning there each summer. It is likely that Dumbledore calculated the minimum length of time that Harry would have to stay at Privet Drive to retain his protection, and has arranged to move him to a more appropriate place, almost certainly [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/The Burrow|the Burrow]], as soon as he safely can.
Dumbledore's injured hand indicates that sinister events may be underway in the wizarding world that Harry is not yet privy to. For whatever reason, Dumbledore chooses to keep them from Harry, at least for now.
A small highlight on Petunia's character is seen here; as part of her bedtime preparations, Petunia apparently cleans and disinfects the kitchen. We have already seen that she is able to find endless cleaning jobs for Harry, and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Nymphadora Tonks|Tonks]] had earlier mentioned that the house seemed overly clean. It is possible that Petunia suffers from a trace of obsessive compulsive disorder, and this shows up in a need to have everything spotless and germ-free. Harry's thoughts about her dismay at having Kreacher appear on her parlor carpet are not unexpected; Harry clearly is aware of this cleanliness fetish of Petunia's.
It has been suggested that Dumbledore acts out of character in this book. This is particularly obvious in this chapter. While still a peaceful and wise wizard, Dumbledore seems to act with a bit more directness and urgency than usual. He uses magic to sweep the Dursleys to the couch and chides them for their ill-manners, and he actively criticizes how they have treated Harry and raised Dudley. While he is still as good-natured and civil as ever, there seems to be an unexpected edginess in his manner. As can be expected, the Dursleys ignore Dumbledore's rebuke and seem unlikely to ever change.▼
▲It has been suggested that Dumbledore acts out of character in this book. This is particularly obvious in this chapter. While still a peaceful and wise wizard, Dumbledore seems to act with a bit more directness and urgency than usual. He uses magic to sweep the Dursleys to the couch, and chides them for their ill-manners, and he actively criticizes how they have treated Harry and raised Dudley. While he is still as good-natured and civil as ever, there seems to be an unexpected edginess in his manner. As can be expected, the Dursleys apparently ignore Dumbledore's rebuke and seem unlikely to ever change.
Many readers may be somewhat alarmed when Dumbledore offers Harry a glass of mead. Mead, a wine made from honey, is usually relatively strong at 14% alcohol by volume, and it would be illegal to give it to a minor in North America. Liquor laws are less restrictive in Britain, however, and though someone underage may not purchase liquor in the UK, there is nothing that prohibits someone younger than 18 years from drinking wine or beer if it is offered by an adult.▼
▲Many readers may be somewhat alarmed when Dumbledore offers Harry and Dudley each a glass of mead. Mead, a wine made from honey, is usually relatively strong at 14% alcohol by volume, and it would be illegal to give it to a minor in North America. Liquor laws are less restrictive in Britain, however, and though someone underage may not purchase liquor in the UK, there is nothing that prohibits someone younger than 18 years from drinking wine or beer if it is offered by an adult.
== Questions ==
=== Review ===
# How might Dumbledore have hurt his hand? Why doesn't he tell Harry how it was injured?▼
# Why won't Harry be protected at the Dursley's house after his 17th birthday?
# What effect will Harry's 17th birthday have on his relationship with the Dursleys?
# Why would Dumbledore personally fetch Harry from the Dursleys after only two weeks there? Where might he be taking him?▼
# What does Dumbledore say to the Dursleys about how they've treated Harry and raised their son, Dudley? Why did he never speak up about this sooner?
=== Further Study ===
▲# How might Dumbledore have hurt his hand? Why doesn't he tell Harry how it was injured?
▲# Why would Dumbledore personally fetch Harry from the Dursleys after only two weeks there? Where might he be taking him?
# Dumbledore's behavior and demeanor is somewhat different here. How has it changed, and what might be the reason?
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Some theorists believe that Dumbledore used the "Kreacher test" not only to see whether Number 12 Grimmauld Place actually belonged to Harry, rather than Bellatrix Lestrange (Sirius' cousin), but also as a means to determine whether Sirius' younger brother, [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Regulus Black|Regulus Black]], was still alive. (It will be learned in the next book that Regulus is the mysterious R.A.B. who leaves a note at the end of this novel.) This test may be inconclusive, as the tradition is that property, such as a house, is directly handed down the male family line from eldest to eldest. It is entirely possible that the charm ensuring this, if there was one, would prevent a lateral transfer from the eldest male child, once he had come into his inheritance, to his younger brother. When Sirius died without male offspring, the charm might have simply ceased operation.
The reason for Dumbledore's drastic character change can be attributed to him being damaged by a ring [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Horcrux|Horcrux]], an object containing a deadly curse that should have killed him. He was able to get help from [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Severus Snape|Severus Snape]], who has kept him alive by extraordinary magical means, although only temporarily. This minute-to-minute awareness that he will soon die, and the resulting sense of urgency, is likely the cause for his changed character.
Dumbledore, speaking directly to Petunia, mentions that they have corresponded before. There were actually at least four letters, though at this point in our reading there is nothing that can be
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