[HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius and the Dursleys

[fridwulfa]

No: HPFGUIDX 60644

Marianne wrote:
> > 
> 
> I think it's possible that Petunia and Vernon refused to have 
> anything to do with Lily once she decided to marry James.  I can also 
> believe that they attended the wedding in the interest of presenting 
> an acceptable front to the rest of the world, and then promptly cut 
> Lily and James as far out of their lives as possible.  


Me (Izaskun)
Well, I don't think they attended the wedding. 

"The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs. Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be. The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the street." PS/SS. Chapter 1.


So, the Dursleys don't want the rest of the world, their world, to know about the Potters, no reason to present an acceptable front to them. And I very much doubt they would stand the mere thought of spending a whole day  celebrating the wedding of Petunia's sister (to whom she reffers to as a "freak") and her "good-for-nothing" husband, sorrounded by a bunch of "weirdos" to top it. They don't even accept the use of words as "magic", "wizard"... etc. Plus, it's clearly stated in canon that the Evans sister had not met for several years. So... No chance IMHO that they had ever met Sirius. But, assuming that they had indeed met him, remember he has changed a lot after 13 years in Azkaban, even Harry has troubles recognizing him, even though he has a picture of young Sirius beaming at him right in front of his eyes. 

CHeers, Izaskun 





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