TBAY: Movie contamination? WAS Re: How long has Veron Dursely known

Sat Jan 4 11:11:58 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 49189

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, IAmLordCassandra at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 1/3/2003 5:53:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> pipdowns at e... writes:
> 
> Pip!Speak says: 
> 
> > No, Vernon definitely knows about Petunia's embarrassing 
> > relations before Harry arrives. In the first pages of PS/SS he 
> > is quoted as  not wanting anyone to find out about the Potters. 
> > Plus he puts funny clothes, flying owls, shooting stars together 
> > with the mention of 'Potters' and connects it with 'their lot'. 
> 
> That doesn't necessarily mean Petunia didn't tell him until Harry 
> arrived. No one is 100% sure why they kept Baby!Harry instead of 
> sending him off to an orphanage, but many have speculated that it 
> has something to do with the letter Dumbledore left (Perhaps 
> containing information on the Potters' death and Harry's/their 
> protection? Who knows. Maybe one of the reasons they want 
to 'beat' the magic out of Harry is because they think it'll make LV 
> stay away from their family). 
> 
> I can imagine Petunia had a LOT of explaining to do. 
> 
> As for the owls/shooting stars/all that....well, Veron's had a 
> good 11 years to experience strange things (like the times when 
>Harry accidently uses  magic) and to brood over all this. He could  
> probably connect anything strangewith 'their lot'. He could 
connect rock music to it if he wanted to. XXP 
> 
> ~Cassie~ 

The recording switched off, and George,in his doctor's outfit, 
smiled kindly at Cassie. "When did you start thinking that the first 
time we see the Dursley's is *after* Harry is deposited on their 
doorstep?"

Cassie stared blankly at him
"Well it is. Voldemort kills the Potters, Harry gets deposited on 
the doorstep, eleven years later we see the Dursley's"

George sighs, pats Cassie on the hand in a comforting manner, and 
goes outside to where the Pipsqueak is waiting.

"Is she all right, Doctor?" says Pip. "I brought her as soon as I 
could."

George sighs. "I'm not sure. I think it might be movie 
contamination."

"Movie contamination?"

"Yes. Cassie's confusing the first scenes in TCTTMNB (where we don't 
see the Dursley's until *after* Harry arrives) with the first pages 
in the *book* (where we have five pages about the Dursley's life 
*before* Harry)."

The pipsqueak went white. She knew how contagious movie 
contamination was. Entire threads could find themselves discussing 
Ron's visit to the Forbidden Forest in PS/SS before realising that 
this never happened in the book.

"Is there a cure?" she quavered.

George rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. "Well, if it is movie 
contamination, and I'm not yet sure that it is, then there is a 
prescription that should work."

"What's that Doctor?"

"Rereading PS/SS. Even rereading the first chapter might be enough 
to do the trick."

Pip!Squeak

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