Weasleys and Harry was Re: Harry's upbringing

[nancyaw2001 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 30605

I, too, have wondered why Dumbledore would leave Harry with the 
Dursleys. Especially Aunt Marge! Do y'all think that Dumbledore et al 
were keeping an eye on Harry while he was growing up? 

Nancy

-- In HPforGrownups at y..., meepmeepziptang at h... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "JC" <fordpr1020 at a...> wrote:
> JC:
> > This brings up an interesting scenario...could the Weasleys be 
> > considering adopting Harry?  It's possible, although I find it to 
> be 
> > a bit farfetched.
> > 
> > There's also the question, then, if Ron is jealous of the 
attention 
> > Harry receives from his mother.  Ron's had to be just another 
> middle 
> > child for years, and all of a sudden Harry shows up and gets 
> > smothered with affection.
> > 
> > Just my 2 Knutes.
> > 
> > --jc
> 
> I would love for the Weasleys to adopt Harry, but for some reason I 
> don't see him leaving the Dursleys.  Why would Dumbledore keep 
Harry 
> there, in those horrible conditions, for his enitre childhood if 
> there wasn't some purpose in it?  And I don't totally buy the idea 
> that Harry just could not have handled fame as a child and was 
> therefore better off growing up with his only muggle relatives.  
> There really must be something else to it.  
> 
> Sandi