Sudden Thought re: the Dursleys

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No: HPFGUIDX 11062

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Nathan" <duo at d...> wrote:
> Rememebr that Dumbledore had a pragmatic reason as well for leaving 
> Harry with the Dursleys when McGonagall was attempting to dissuade 
> him from it. It was to prevent him from feeling to self-important 
> too early in his life. It seems to have worked, although I 
> personally have my doubts on whether life with the Dursleys, 
> slapstickally comical as it may be, is worth it at all.
> 
> Nathan

Amen.  But Dumbledore might have had still another reason...a basic 
respect for rule of law and custom, even Muggle law.  If the 
Dursley's are Harry's next of kin, then it's likely they have 
the "right" to raise Harry, even if they don't especially want to.  
Perhaps Dumbledore feels that, however good his intentions, he just 
doesn't have the right to unilaterally decide that Harry would be 
better off someplace else.
 
> PS Marvin!(glurbleburble) Lemme in!(bubblewurble) Gillyweed doesn't 
> last forever, ya know. :)

Leave the hatch open, Amy, we've another brave soul climbing aboard!