"Too Clean" Dursleys (was Harry's rescue from Dursleys)

[ash Leigh]

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Cindy <xpectopatronum at y...> wrote: 
> A few Order members make comments about how the
Dursley's house is "too clean", and "unnaturally clean".
I think that we are getting somewhere with this, but slowly. 

Ash:
> My first thought was Petunia is almost trying to cleanse 
herself of her "dirty" past connections, making herself clean, 
almost like she is trying to clean away the past? 

Cindy again:
> It keeps reminding me of that scene in Macbeth where
> Lady Macbeth keeps washing herhands, it's quite freeky. What 
has Petunia done? Or what does she feel so guilty about? >>>

I say:
Perhaps she sold Lily out? Shudders at that thought,
always a possibility though?

I think another way of putting the question is, what
didn't she do?  Either, or the answer could be
different. I loved your refference to Lady Macbeth,
great comparison.

Ashleigh