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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a|Albus Dumbledore|I put my trust, therefore, in your mother's blood. I delivered you to her sister, her only remaining relative.|Harry Potter|She doesn't love me. She doesn't give a damn —|But she took you. She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so, she sealed the charm I placed upon you. Your mother's sacrifice made the bond of blood the strongest shield I could give you.|I still don't --|While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge. You need return there only once a year, but as long as you can still call it home, there he cannot hurt you. Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done in the letter I left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows that allowing you houseroom may well have kept you alive for the past fifteen years.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] to [[Harry Potter]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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{{Quote|While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge. You need return there only once a year, but as long as you can still call it home, there he cannot hurt you. Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done in the letter I left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows that allowing you houseroom may well have kept you alive for the past fifteen years.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] explains to Harry Potter how the charm works|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
   
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The '''bond of blood charm''' is a [[Charm|charm]] that can be cast after a [[Sacrificial protection|Sacrificial Protection]] is made. The target must be related to the sacrificed person to work properly and the target can then be protected from a murderer, as long as he or she can still call the sacrificed person's blood-relative's living quarters 'home'.
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The '''bond of blood charm''' (''incantation unknown'') is an extremely powerful and ancient [[charm]], which is formed when a person [[Sacrificial protection|sacrifices]] himself or herself for a family member, out of deep and pure [[love]]. The sacrifice creates a lingering protection in the blood of the person who was saved. It is not activated, however, until the charm is actually cast, and it is not sealed and functioning until another member of the family accepts the saved person as his or her own.
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==History==
   
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This powerful charm was cast by [[Albus Dumbledore]] on [[Harry Potter]] in [[1981]] after [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] threw herself between Harry and the [[Dark Wizard|Darkest Wizard]] of all time and 'Chief Death Eater' [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], when the latter tried to kill Harry. Lily refused to step aside and was brutally murdered which made the Sacrificial Protection and allowed this charm to be cast. The charm was ultimately sealed when Lily's blood-relative and sister [[Petunia Dursley]] took Harry into [[4 Privet Drive|her house]]. This prevented Voldemort, and actually anybody else, from hurting Harry until the day he turned seventeen, or when he could no longer call the house at [[Privet Drive]] his home.
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This powerful charm was cast by [[Albus Dumbledore]] on [[Harry Potter]] in [[1981]] after [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]] threw herself between Harry and the [[Dark Wizard|Darkest Wizard]] of all time [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], when the latter tried to murder Harry. Lily refused to step aside and was brutally murdered which made the Sacrificial Protection and allowed this charm to be cast. The charm was ultimately sealed when Lily's blood-relative and sister [[Petunia Dursley]] took Harry into [[4 Privet Drive|her house]]. This prevented Voldemort, and actually anybody else, from hurting Harry until the day he turned seventeen, or when he could no longer call the house at [[Privet Drive]] his home.
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{{Quote|She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so, she sealed [[Bond of blood charm|the charm]] I placed upon you. Your mother's sacrifice made the bond of blood the strongest shield I could give you.|Dumbledore explaining the charm to Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:BabyHarryLeftAtPrivetDrive.png|thumb|left|251x251px|[[Albus Dumbledore]] leaves infant [[Harry Potter]] and a note on the doorstep of [[4 Privet Drive]] so that the bond of blood charm he placed on Harry can be sealed]]
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If the victim was related to the beneficiary, then a powerful [[charm]] can be cast upon the beneficiary to give them additional protection (although it is unknown how closely the two must be related for this charm to work). This charm prevents any harm from coming to the beneficiary from the murderer while they are in a blood-related relative's home.<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 37 (''The Lost Prophecy'')</ref>
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However, in order for this charm's power to take effect, the living blood-relative must first take the saved person into their home willingly.<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 37 (''The Lost Prophecy'')</ref> Once activated, this bond of blood will prevent harm from coming to the beneficiary when they are in their relative's home<ref name="OOTP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 37 (''The Lost Prophecy'')</ref> but it will break automatically when the saved person moves out permanently or turns seventeen (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority age of majority] in the British wizarding world), whichever happens first.<ref name="dh4">''Deathly Hallows, Ch. 4''</ref><ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-edinburgh-ITVcubreporters.htm#blood 2005 Edinburgh 'cub reporter' press conference]</ref>
   
 
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"While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge. You need return there only once a year, but as long as you can still call it home, there he cannot hurt you. Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done in the letter I left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows that allowing you houseroom may well have kept you alive for the past fifteen years."
— Albus Dumbledore explains to Harry Potter how the charm works[src]

The bond of blood charm (incantation unknown) is an extremely powerful and ancient charm, which is formed when a person sacrifices himself or herself for a family member, out of deep and pure love. The sacrifice creates a lingering protection in the blood of the person who was saved. It is not activated, however, until the charm is actually cast, and it is not sealed and functioning until another member of the family accepts the saved person as his or her own.

History

This powerful charm was cast by Albus Dumbledore on Harry Potter in 1981 after Lily Potter threw herself between Harry and the Darkest Wizard of all time Voldemort, when the latter tried to murder Harry. Lily refused to step aside and was brutally murdered which made the Sacrificial Protection and allowed this charm to be cast. The charm was ultimately sealed when Lily's blood-relative and sister Petunia Dursley took Harry into her house. This prevented Voldemort, and actually anybody else, from hurting Harry until the day he turned seventeen, or when he could no longer call the house at Privet Drive his home.

Nature

"She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so, she sealed the charm I placed upon you. Your mother's sacrifice made the bond of blood the strongest shield I could give you."
— Dumbledore explaining the charm to Harry Potter[src]
BabyHarryLeftAtPrivetDrive

Albus Dumbledore leaves infant Harry Potter and a note on the doorstep of 4 Privet Drive so that the bond of blood charm he placed on Harry can be sealed

If the victim was related to the beneficiary, then a powerful charm can be cast upon the beneficiary to give them additional protection (although it is unknown how closely the two must be related for this charm to work). This charm prevents any harm from coming to the beneficiary from the murderer while they are in a blood-related relative's home.[1]

However, in order for this charm's power to take effect, the living blood-relative must first take the saved person into their home willingly.[1] Once activated, this bond of blood will prevent harm from coming to the beneficiary when they are in their relative's home[1] but it will break automatically when the saved person moves out permanently or turns seventeen (the age of majority in the British wizarding world), whichever happens first.[2][3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
  2. ↑ Deathly Hallows, Ch. 4
  3. ↑ 2005 Edinburgh 'cub reporter' press conference
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