Chapter Discussions - Chapter Two Questions, "A Peck of Owls"

[angellslin]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "HunterGreen" <patientx3 at a...> 
wrote:
 
> --Not an answer to a question, but something I wanted to mention 
> about chapter 2: I was really disturbed by Vernon's decision to 
just 
> throw Harry out after he figured out that someone was trying to 
kill 
> Harry. Yes, they don't like him and wouldn't be all that upset if 
he 
> died, and yes they mistreat him and all that, but as far as they 
> know, leaving the house could end his life. They weren't even going 
> to give him long enough to contact one of his friends to come get 
> him, they were planning to push him out of the house and just write 
> him off. Its one thing to hate him, but its another thing to just 
> throw him to the wolves (almost LITERALLY in this case), that whole 
> scene exposed the Dursleys as more than just 'mean', but as callous.
> 
> 
> -Rebecca

Vernon is a cruel man, indeed. He didn't care if Harry was alive or 
dead. His concerns, in my view, were the safety of his family, 
particulary his dear son, Dudley. After Dudley was nearly killed by 
Dementors, Vernon saw the danger of keeping Harry with them. He, 
without any hesitation, were keen to throw him out. 

Angel