[HPforGrownups] Summary thoughts

[Hallie Usmar]

No: HPFGUIDX 17973

I thought they were prisons?  I have Privet Drive as being typical suburbia 
- having been to Surrey (the *posh* part of London) I can assure you that it 
is one of those *very* well kept places that drive you mad!
Hallie


>From: Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Summary thoughts
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:13:53 -0700
>
>At 04:22 PM 4/30/01 +0000, joym999 at aol.com wrote:
> >Although the books don't say very much about Privet Drive, I have
> >imagined it to be one of those incredibly dull, every-house-the-same,
> >bland, insipid suburbs.  I am sure the Dursley's house has one of
> >those carefully-manicured lawns with every blade of grass the same
> >height, some very carefully trimmed bushes near the front door, and
> >neat little rows of (what else) petunias on either side of the front
> >walk.
>
>Could Privet Drive be in one of those iron-fenced "mini-Azkaban"
>communities where you have to give the guards your full name,
>occupation, and maiden name of your second cousin's dental
>hygenist before they let you in?  (Of course I'm not sure they
>have those in the UK...)
>
>
>
>                                                  -- Dave
>

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