new (?) thoughts about the Dursleys

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No: HPFGUIDX 21516

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Meg Rose" <megrose_13 at y...> wrote:
> Actually, I'd have to disagree with one part of your post:
> The letter must have clearly said to inform Harry of his powers 
> because Hagrid flipped when he learned of the fact that he didn't 
> know what he was.>

Maybe the letter was vague, and said something like "Keep him hidden 
from the wizarding world", but didn't say that the Dursleys should or 
should not tell Harry he is a wizard.

This is actually something that has speculated on at length.  Some 
people believe that Dumbledore put a spell on the Dursleys to make 
sure they kept Harry, and others think that the Dursleys were simply 
too terrified of Dumbledore and the wizarding community in general to 
deny Harry a home with them.  Whatever the letter said, I'm sure it 
wasn't clear enough about how the Dursleys should treat Harry.  
That's why I always call them the dreadful Dursleys.

--jenny from ravenclaw**********************************************