Dursley's

[vicky_gwosdz]

No: HPFGUIDX 59367

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Quimby Masters" 
<qmasters at y...> wrote:
 On the other hand, think of the 
> pleasure she'd feel if she thought her neighbors were talking about 
> the wonderful charity she'd shown by taking this child into her 
home.
> 
> Just my 2 knuts.
> 
> Quimby

I'm sorry but I don't really agree with this "taking in an orphan to 
look good".  Imagine that you knew a couple that had a son of its own 
and took in an orphan nephew.  Then imagine that the own son always 
had new expensive clothes, the best toys and looked well fed and 
properly taken care of.  At the same time the nephew was a small 
skinny boy, who clearly got beaten around by his nephew, with a 
sloppy haircut (the Dursleys can't change this, but nobody knows 
that) and who is always wearing worn-out, clearly second hand 
clothes, who has broken glasses and never any toys.

Imagine what the people would say:  Poor little boy, he is so 
neglegted...

No, I stick with my theory that DD did or said something to assure 
the Dursleys to take care of Harry.

My 2 cts,

Vicky