The Dursleys' Motivation for Not Sending Harry to an Orphanage

[Marcus]

No: HPFGUIDX 44026

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "erisedstraeh2002" <erisedstraeh2002 at y...> 
wrote:
> After hitting the "send" button on my last post, I had another 
> thought:  Since the Dursleys are not portrayed as the most generous 
> of sorts, why would they keep Harry after he was deposited on their 
> doorstep rather than drive him straight to the nearest orphanage?  

> ~Phyllis

There is a third reason.  You don't just drop babies off on door-
steps randomly without getting into a lot of trouble.  

We know that Dumbledore had about 24-hours between the time the 
Potters died and dropping Harry off.  What did he do during that time?

We don't know, but I suspect he spent a great deal of making 
arrangements with both the WW and the MW for the Dursleys to be 
Harry's guardians.  The Wizard World probably was all according to 
proceedure, I am sure.  However, the Muggle World arrangements were 
likely done with the help of magic.  

Now, can imagine Vernon Dursley trying to explain to the muggle 
authorities where Harry came from, and why their records were wrong?  
He would probably perfer to eat is own mistache.  So instead of 
making a scene and calling attention to the oddities, they had to 
accept the situtation.

Marcus