Dursleys

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No: HPFGUIDX 17093

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> Here's a whacky thought. In GoF, voldy says something likeHarry is 
> protected when he is in his relatives care and that Dumbledore used 
> some kind of magic on them. What if that "magic" is love?
> 
*****SNIP******

I've been pondering the Dursleys for a long time. Are they Really 
that awful? Or 
*Are they under some kind of spell, one that makes them act they way 
that they do so Harry isn't off messing about with broomsticks and 
practicing simple charms attracting all sorts of attention to that 
kid with the scar?
 The reason I'm pondering this point is that  it suddenly hit me that 
socks are not just mentioned in realtion to Dobby. harry is always 
talking about Uncle Vernon's old sock that he received for presents. 

I hope that there is a really good reason for the Dursley's behavior. 
I would hate to think that people would treat a child the way Harry 
seems to be treated with no underlying reason