Harry's cupboard was Re: Theoretical boundaries

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No: HPFGUIDX 120557


Pippin:
I don't have all my books with me, but doesn't canon say that 
Harry spent the next few weeks after his arrival being pinched 
and prodded by Dudley? It would be hard for Dudders  to do that 
if Harry was in the cupboard all the time.


Alla:

I was trying to figure out whether cupboard became Harry's room 
right away or as Carol suggested he may have spent  some time in the 
normal room, when he was very young, which I doubt, but I don't 
remember anything one way or another.





Pippin:

Honestly, there are millions of children in the world right now 
surviving in living conditions far worse than Harry's at the 
Dursleys, who have been hungry every night of their lives and 
have no home at all, much less a heated, lighted cupboard.... 


Alla:

"Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard, but 
Harry had always been small and skinny for his age" - PS/SS, p.20



  Pippin:
It occurs to me that if ten year old Harry is in his cupboard all 
the time,  the only reason there are spiders in there is because 
Harry tolerates them -- otherwise he could sweep them out. 


Alla:

Ummm, are you sure that children's magic is THAT focused that 
everytime something goes on that child does not like he can change 
it? I am not sure that Harry could do something about the spiders, 
unless he was very angry about it. What if  he was just upset? he 
does not even know that he has magic in himself yet.


Alla,

who is very annoyed with Yahoomort today, since her replies appear 
several hours after they were made, but realises that she is not the 
only one who has such problem.