Harry not related to the Dursleys?

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No: HPFGUIDX 55796

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolber 
<katydid3500 at y...> wrote:
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> Gina Rosich <grosich at n...> wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/21/03 1:32:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> SaBoTaGe3p3 at h... writes:
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> > I was reading through the first book and was on chapter 12.  
I've 
> > noticed while reading it that when Harry looked in the Mirror of 
> > Erised, he sees all of his family.  His mother, father, his 
> > grandparents, ancestors, etc.  He sees people from both is 
mothers 
> > and fathers side of the family and I just realized that he 
didn't 
> > see the Dursleys. No Aunt Petunia or Dudley... So does that mean 
> > that the Dursleys aren't related to Harry??  <Snip>
Gina: 
> Actually, I took that to mean he saw all his DECEASED relatives.  
And more specifically, deceased magical relatives and muggles not 
opposed to his magic.  The Dursleys are neither dead nor supportive 
of his magical abilities, nor loving for that matter.  So, they 
would not show up in the mirror as seeing them is certainly not part 
of Harry's heart's desire.

 
Kathryn:
 I belive what we agreed upon is that this is all in the powers of 
the Mirror of Erised.  It doesn't show the truth or the future, just 
the deepest desires of Harry's heart.  Harry desires to be with his 
parents and have a big supportive family.  The Dursley's are mean to 
him and hate everything about him and his parents...so family or 
not, he doesn't want them there so of course, they would not be 
present in the Mirror of Erised.

Pip:

I think Harry's *not* seeing the Dursley's in the Mirror is a strong 
signal that what the Mirror shows is not the truth. Ron doesn't see 
the future, for example, just what he would like the future to be.

Harry certainly doesn't look like the Dursley's in the face or in 
colouring, but Petunia is always described as 'thin' or 'bony'. 
Harry is described as 'skinny'. He seems to have inherited his 
short, thin body type from his mothers side of the family.

Pip