OOP - another of them silly JKR loopholes

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 64357

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "shelaghcol" <ShelaghC at a...> 
wrote:
> The usual nonsensical sentence to use up spoiler space along with 
> throwing in some meaningless asterisks, pound signs and other non-
> letter-related keyboard symbols.
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> And now, to begin. 
> 
> According to Dumbledore, in order for Harry to be safe from 
> Voldemort, he must stay with his blood relative at least once a 
year.
> 
> Why the heck, then, was he forced to grow up 24/7, 365 days a year 
> with the worst muggles on the planet? Couldn't they have arranged 
> something even marginally better for him? 


Suffering does build character. If he was stuck with any other 
magical family he would probably have ended up like Malfoy or Dudley.


> 
> Yes, the argument could run that he was better off "growing up 
away 
> from all that" as Dumbledore said. But considering McGonagall's 
> initial assessment of the Dursleys and the fact that Dumbledore 
*had* 
> some contact with Petunia over the years, which would at least 
> suggest he had some knowledge of Harry's treatment at their hands, 
> why on earth would they leave the poor kid stashed away there?

Well it is better than getting killed if Voldemort return.

> 
> It just seems as though they could have found a far more suitable 
> situation and arranged for Harry to have an annual visit with 
Petunia 
> rather than subject him all through his childhood to such a bleak 
and 
> dreadful upbringing.
> 

However he was only protected if he stayed in the home of his 
mother's sister. If he just visited them I don't think it would have 
protected him.