[HPforGrownups] Why are *all* Muggles so tolerant of their wizard children?

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 47311

PAGAN MICHELLE I: "aren't there ever
people like the Durselys, who, if they had a son (their own blood, as
opposed to their nephew) who was a witch, would completely go beserk and
hate him forever, then make it their life's work to inform the world of
these nutters?"

I've wondered about it myself.  Islam and Christianity both have very strong prohibitions against magic and I suspect that many parents would be reluctant to allow their children to go off into a really dangerous (inc. voldemort) world which they know nothing about and would be mostly helpless against if their child decided to turn their foes or other siblings into frogs and then could not undo the spell.  I've noticed some really scary stories (not HP) based round that very possibility

Furthermore, they could not protect their children from being persecuted by people such as Malfloy and treated badly.  Under such circumstances, would you want your child to go there?  I also suspect that the Grangers have no contact with other muggle parents of hogwarts children, but they must have an emergency way of getting in touch with the school if needed.

But what if they were really opposed to the idea?  If they were very religious, they might try to beat it out of them or tell the whole world.  I suspect that the communication between the magic world and the muggle one could be used to get the muggle authorities to pressure then into being quiet or something similar.

Chris


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