Motives with Magic.

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No: HPFGUIDX 36281

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "abigail_draconi" <chynarose8 at h...> wrote:
> I am not sure if this particular subject has been examined before, as 
> I am new to the list and find the task of searching the archives 
> rather daunting, but has anyone explored why Vernon is so fanatically 
> anti-magic. His attitude seems, to me at least, to far surpass his 
> wife's in terms of the hatred. Yet Petunia's the only one for whom we 
> have a hunch as for why: jealousy over her sister Lily. 
> Personally, I figure that Vernon, his father, or his grandfather had 
> an *extremely* bad run in with magic or a magical person.
> @---<-- Chyna Rose

In the beginning of GoF, some of the Death-Eaters are praticing the
time honored tradition of Muggle Torture.  Perhaps Vernon's family or
himself have first hand experience with the Death Eaters.  It would
certainly explain his hatred of anything magical.  It would also
explain his fear of magic also, since he have seen what horrors magic
can do. 

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