[HPforGrownups] Petunia's Rules was(Re: Some Discrepancies)

[Derek Hiemforth]

No: HPFGUIDX 86547


>Karen:
>I have read in several posts lately that Vernon does not allow 
>Petunia to speak of her family.  This has started to confuse me 
>because the way I read it in PS/SS is that Vernon was affraid to 
>bring up the Potter's to Petunia because she hates to discuss her 
>sister in any way, and he aggrees with this decision.  It seems to 
>have been taken on this list that Vernon sets the rules and Petunia 
>just falls in line, but I have always seen it as Petunia making the 
>rules.

Derek:
I tend to agree, especially given the scene in OotP where she gets
DD's Howler.  Vernon has been all set to toss Harry out the door,
(seeming somewhat nonplussed as to why he hadn't done this earlier,
interestingly enough), and he changes his mind basically because
Petunia says so.  Although Vernon is blustery, I think she's the one
ultimately calling the shots.