Weight watching (was Dancing Dudley?)

[GRACE701 <grace701@yahoo.com>]

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jenny_ravenclaw wrote:
>>Dudley's weight, however is problematic for two reasons.  One is 
what you just said: JKR seems to think we should laugh at Dudley 
because he is obese.  This leads to the next problem, and Crunchy 
Frog (nice name) already explained it:  JKR also seems to be making 
a point of Dudley's weight being a result of his parents' neglect.  
Which is it?  I don't think Dudley's weight is funny, nor do I think 
Vernon and Petunia are anything short of abusive towards Dudley as 
well as Harry.<<
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I have to agree. I don't see Dudley's weight problem as something we 
should laugh at.  It's okay to be chubby, but there's an extent.  
When it starts to become unhealthy then it is a definite problem.  
And I picture Dudley's bottoms drooping on the sides of the chair as 
disgusting.  Disgusting not because he is overweight, but disgusting 
at the fact his parents don't see that this *is* a problem.  Nothing 
can go wrong in their house and Dudley can do no wrong.  I wonder 
how he walks?  What if there's an emergency and he needs to run and 
he can't because his weight holds him down.  What if he has a heart 
attack due to the weight?!  I actually worry about what I'm going to 
read in OoP!  How big will Dudley be by then?  He'll be 15 years 
old, I'm hoping he hit a growth spurt and that supposed "baby fat" 
will go away a little.  

Greicy, who worries for Dinky