Harry's childhood/V war/trailer

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Gourley" <amy at p...> wrote:

>  I was thinking of Harry's childhood with the Dursley's. We know 
how awful he's treated at age 10, 11-living under the stairs, wearing 
Dudley's hand-me-downs but how was he treated when he was a toddler, 
3, 4, 5 years old? Could they have treated him as badly then? It 
seems like he would be more messed up mentally if the Dursleys 
treated him awful as a small child. Did he have any toys to play with 
or did Dudley have all the toys? Maybe it's all just part of the 
story but I think he wouldn't be as normal as he is if he was treated 
awful as a small child-if that sentence makes sense!

The Dursleys have no qualms about abusing Harry. Book one, the 
Smeltings Stick. Book two, Petunia aims the frying pan at Harry's 
head. Besides, they shut Harry up in his closet/room often.
I think Harry has an instinct for survival, and would be independent 
enough to be able to live well as it is. Even when Dobby got the 
Bludger to break Harry's arm, he continued to fulfill his position as 
the Seeker, and got the Snitch.

>    I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking 
about people going to the movies and just seeing the HP trailer and 
leaving. Now, I don't think that's bad if that's what you want to do. 
They said, though, that people were then asking for their money back 
saying they changed their mind about seeing the movie.

I agree! I heard about how in Malaysia, McDonalds were giving out 
HelloKitty toys with the meals. People would buy the meals, throw 
them out, and just keep the toy. I think that kind of thing is really 
wasteful.