The Dursleys Hatred for the Wizard World and Harry

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No: HPFGUIDX 32907

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Erin Jacobson" <bean_shadow at h...> wrote:

> I've been thinking about why the Dursleys are so insistent on 
keeping 
> Harry in the dark about the wizard world. The general theory is 
because they 
> hate wizard and witches. I don't think anyone can disagree with 
that. But I 
> think they've been worried that if they let Harry grow-up knowing 
he was a 
> wizard then Voldemort would come back to harm Harry, and possibly 
them as 
> well. Knowing the Dursleys, their safety, and Dudley's, would be 
more of a 
> concern than Harry. They know about Voldemort being the one who 
killed Lily 
> and James, from Dumbledore's letter. They probably feared Voldemort 
would be 
> back to destroy Harry. 

I think it's a great idea, and it's been discussed before. But that 
in no way excuses their absolutely abominable treatment of Harry. I 
want to see the "summer" scene in the next book be where Harry 
finally takes the Dursleys to task for their child abuse. They can 
plead for forgiveness as much as they want, because they were trying 
to "protect" Harry, but he should not forgive them.

I would like to see him find a way to put the fear of God into them, 
make them afraid that he could give them all pig's tails at any 
moment. He obviously can't do that, because it would violate the 
rules, but if he could find a way to make them very afraid of him, I 
would be very happy, indeed.

It's time they got theirs.

A Barkeep in Diagon Alley