How did the death eaters go through the magical barrier sorrounding the Weasley's house?
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in the beginning of the movie, Harry is taken to the Weasley's house, which is protected by a magical barrier that we clearly see when Harry and Hagrid go through in Hagrid's motorcycle.
Later in the movie, in the wedding scene, the death eaters started attacking the place. How were they able to go through the barrier? In the part 2 film, they were vaporized if they tried to go through and they took a long time to destroy it, good ol'Voldy had to come with all his power and destroy the barrier himself.
How did they manage to go through this one?
Best Answer
The protection spell around the Burrow just wasn't strong enough to withstand a concentrated effort by the Death Eaters. The book explicitly explains it:
the Death Eaters have got the full might of the Ministry on their side now. They've got the power to perform brutal spells without fear of identification or arrest. They managed to penetrate every defensive spell we'd cast against them, and once inside, they were completely open about why they'd come. -Remus Lupin
Once Voldy and the Death Eaters took control of the Ministry, they didn't have to hide and could use their full strength against all the protective spells around the Burrow.
We don't get details on how the Burrow spells were casted or by who, but we are told by George and Fred that most people, even Ministry of Magic agents, can't cast proper/good shield charms. It takes much skill to do so.
The Hogwarts shield charm was much stronger, being casted by multiple strong shield charm users. And Voldemort, the strongest of the Death Eaters still single handedly broke through it after claiming the elder wand.
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There was no barrier at that point.
The protection spells surrounding The Burrow were due to the combined strength of both the Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic, although given the relative sizes of the two organisations, it's probably safe to assume that the Ministry did most of the heavy lifting here.
While the wedding was taking place Voldemort assumed control of the Ministry of Magic; the guests are warned of this fact (via Patronus messenger) moments before the Death Eaters arrive. Being in control of the Ministry of Magic provided him with everything he needed to remove the protections surrounding The Burrow, allowing his Death Eaters access to (attempt to) capture Harry.
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