[HPforGrownups] Re: godmother

[Robert A. Rosenberg]

No: HPFGUIDX 70665

At 20:28 +0100 on 07/15/2003, Kathryn Cawte wrote about Re: 
[HPforGrownups] Re: godmother:

>But equally
>while I don't in any way negate the neglect perpetrated by petunia she did
>take Harry in (when she must have suspected there could be danger) she fed
>and clothed him - not well admittedly), saw to his education and gave him a
>roof over his head - none of which she actually had to do. She could equally
>well have claimed that she had no idea who Harry was and handed him over to
>social services.

Given that we do not know the contents of the "Foundling" letter 
pinned to Harry's Blanket, that option might have been precluded. All 
we know is that there is SOME reason why the Howler made her do a 
180. That same threat might have been in the original "Take Him In 
[or else?]" letter and trying to foist him off on social services 
might have triggered whatever Petunia feared would occur if she 
ignored the Howler's Reminder.