Harry's cupboard was Re: Theoretical boundaries

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 120617


> Alla:

> I think Lupinlore has a point though. Dursleys told Harry what 
to  clean and where to clean, right? Do you think they would 
permit him  to make his living conditions more tolerable even if it 
involves his  labor only? I think they would not allow that if only 
out of spite,  JMO.
> 
> I hope you are enjoying the holidays.
> 

Pippin:
Thanks and the same to all. I don't have PS/SS handy, but I 
am sure there's something in there about Harry sneaking out 
after the Dursleys go to bed to steal food from the kitchen. That 
shows that a) he wasn't routinely locked in and b) he wasn't 
totally supervised. One could speculate that Harry brought 
stolen food back to the cupboard to eat, and the crumbs drew 
flies, which in turn supported the spiders, and Harry was happy 
to have them since he found the spiders less annoying than the 
flies. 

Also, I took "dark" to mean windowless, not that there weren't any 
lights in there. As I've pointed out before, a windowless bedroom 
isn't  a bad idea if there are wizards after you who have 
to be able to see you to curse you. In any case,  Harry had to 
have a lighted place to  do his Muggle school homework.

Since Harry is within an inch of his father's height, his growth 
was not stunted -- he was just small and skinny for his age, 
especially if his standard of reference was Dudley.

Pippin