OOP: Harry's bullying was Favorite Lines...

[Linda]

No: HPFGUIDX 63351



jenny from ravenclaw wrote:

> I am sure Dudley is sick and tired of being treated like a five 
year 
> old moron by his mother, even if he uses it to his advantage, like 
> when he insisted Harry was at fault when Harry not only saved 
Dudley, 
> but carried him home, too.  I think Dudley knew that.

Me(Linda):

        I don't think Dudley had any idea what had happened to him 
in the alley until he heard the explanation Harry gave to Vernon and 
Petunia. When Harry first brought him home, he was babbling and 
pretty much incoherrant. The last thing he remembers is Harry 
threatening him with his wand. He has no concept of dementors as he 
doesn't even know they exist. With the knowlage he had and the 
personal history between him and his cousin, asigning the blame to 
Harry was probably the only logical explanation that Dudley could 
come up with. The problem in this particular instance is not 
Dudley's belief that "Harry did it", but Vernon's unwillingness to 
hear what happened from the only coherrant witness- Harry.

      Just my two knuts, Linda