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[Chris]

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Sorry!
I had to redo my original posting because I realized that I didn't 
give it a title. So I deleted it, reposted and named it. I didn't 
know that someone had already responded to it!

Really interesting point! I love this site! Everyone has really 
opened my mind to other possibilities!

I'm not sure of them being involved with moldy Voldy, though.  In the 
first book, Mr. Dursley doesn't attribute all the magical stuff with 
magic. Just tricks of the eyes and weird kid fashions until he got 
wind of the word "Potter" and then it all clicked for him.  If he's 
in on it then his first suspect would have been magic. Also, he 
didn't know what the man in the violet cloak meant about "...You-Know-
Who has gone at last!..." He was more concerned that the guy hugged 
him! (a homophobe on top of that, sheesh, well why not, he's an 
arcaneophobe!)
I could be wrong...after all, Voldemort is part muggle. The Dursleys 
are really nasty mean muggles.  It would be interesting to find out 
that V was actually the cousin of Lily and Petunia and V's father was 
the best friend of Mr. D's father.  Oops, I read Dean Koontz alot and 
I think it's showing! Pardon me, I think I am in left field again! 
<;o)

christy
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--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Allyson" <allyson at p...> wrote:
> >>The Dursleys are ignorant with fear so you SORT OF 
> pity them in a little way. 
> 
> In a sense, yes, however, the more I read and re-read the books, I 
am forced to wonder exactly why the Dursleys are the way they are.  I 
think we are going to find out that the Dursleys have more to do 
with 'magic' than they let on.  Part of me wonders if they had 
something to do with the fatal attack on Lily and James.  I am not so 
sure they are 'ignorant with fear' or just plain guilt ridden at what 
they have, in part, helped to create.  The only thing I think they 
truly fear is the big V.  I wonder if they were in cahoots at one 
point in time with him or his co-horts and now, the "fear" of magic 
actually translates into a fear of the big V seeking them out.  I 
don't know....maybe I am rambling!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Chris 
> To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 6:33 PM
> Subject: [HPforGrownups] (unknown)
> 
> 
> Aloha all!
> (I apologize in advance if this has been already done and it's one 
> that I missed. I blame my newbee-ness! <=o))
> I've been through much of the posts here and I was curious.....
> I've noticed the two catagories - most liked characters and most 
> feared. 
> What about the most hated? Who do you detest the most and why?
> 
> As I read through each book, I found the ones that I love, feared, 
> disliked, etc.  I thought that I hated the Dursleys for their 
> treatment of HP. I thought that I hated Draco for being such a 
nasty 
> brat. Until Rita Skeeter came along! Now I dislike the Dursleys and 
> Draco but hate RS! The Dursleys are ignorant with fear so you SORT 
OF 
> pity them in a little way. Draco has evil parents so you can kind 
of 
> see how upbringing can influence him and give him a LITTLE slack. 
But 
> at least they are up front with their nastiness! Rita Skeeter will 
> give her kissy kissy face just before she kicks you in the 
*bleep*!  
> She is a backstabbing, two-faced, malicious  *ahem*!  Even Voldy is 
> up front with his evil self.  No pretense. No twisting things 
around. 
> He will kill you! Yes, scary (okay, VERY SCARY) but you can prepare 
> yourself for it and maybe even defend yourself like Harry did. Even 
> for all his badness, he united many people against him.  Rita 
divided 
> friends and family and made them doubt eachother. She did more 
damage 
> the people's morale that anyone else the all four books. I mean, 
> jeez, even Mrs. Weasley doubted Hermione! (yes, yes, I know there 
was 
> doubt among the students during CoS but those are different 
> circumstances).
>  I whooped with joy when Hermione caught her in a jar! I am still 
> disappointed that she was going to release RS in London.  I 
would've 
> wanted to drop her off at Azkaban, Attention: Dementors, and let 
them 
> play with HER mind before they give her the kissy face! I know, not 
> very mature.  At least I would've pulled a Percy and handed her 
over 
> to the proper authorities and let them handle her situation in 
> accordance to the governing laws.
> 
> So of all the characters, which do you hate the most and why?
> 
> Have a great day!
> 
> Christy
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