The Dursleys' Motivation for Not Sending Harry to an Orphanage

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 44041

 
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "erisedstraeh2002" 
<erisedstraeh2002 at y...>
> wrote:
> ... 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? 

I've always thought, they kept him, because they were frightened, 
what the wizards will do, if they ever found out, that the Dursleys 
gave him to the next orphanage. 

 
 
"hickengruendler"