BAY fodder: Dursleys the cure for Imperius?

[prefectmarcus]

No: HPFGUIDX 43324

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "animagi_raven" <niemuthervin at w...> wrote:
> 
> "If that is the case, then flash back to Dumbledore.  He has
> infant Harry in his arms and his mind is working in over-drive.  He 
> knows that this baby (if it manages to survive to school-age) will 
> likely someday meet DEs and possibly even the big V.  The bad guys 
> tend to have three favorite curses.  Harry would stand a better 
> chance if he were somehow resistant to them.  Harry has just show a 
> surprising resistance to AK (although maybe only to an AK thrown by 
> the big V. but that is a good start) so that one gets crossed off.  
> Cruciatus would be a little difficult to get around.  But what 
about 
> the one that was causing a lot of trouble at that time– Imperius?
>  
> That can be thrown off by a strong will.  The first time I read 
that 
> Harry had a strong resistance to Imperius I thought `Well, no
> wonder, he has had to put up with the Dursleys his whole life.'"
> 
> "Well, what if that was not an accident?  What if Dumbledore put 
> Harry with the Dursleys for that reason - in addition to the more 
> popular `family protection' and 'won't get a big head'. 
> Because he knew that after 11 years of torture Harry would be able 
to 
> resist an Imperius.  Everyone else seems to be shocked at the 
> Dursleys' treatment of Harry but Dumbledore seems to take it in 
> stride.  (Do I have to defend this statement with can(n)ons or is 
> everyone willing to go along with it?)  My guess is that, if this 
is 
> the case, now that the secret is out (Harry can resist the 
Imperius) 
> if Dumbledore has instructed the Dursleys to be mean on purpose (in 
> his letter) or just allowed it to happen, he will make sure that 
they 
> are nicer to Harry.  Could this be the thing that we learn about 
the 
> Dursleys in Book 5?"
> 

> Animagi_Raven
>      yes the `animagi' plural, it refers to me and my
> psychoses (it was 2AM when I first signed on, give me a break)

On first blush, I'd say too many things could go wrong.  Harry could 
react the the Dursleys by becoming broken in spirit, another Neville. 
Also telling the Dursleys to be mean to him could backfire as well.

As to Dumbledore not reacting to the Dursleys' meanness, when does 
Dumbledore react to anything except mortal danger?

Marcus