Who's really in charge?

[sawsan_issa]

No: HPFGUIDX 90374

 Ravenclaw Bookworm wrote:
> As Carol mentioned, Vernon and Petunia operate as a team.  Sometimes 
> one or the other takes the more prominent role, depending on the 
> circumstances.  In the scene where Petunia found out that Mrs. Figg 
> has broken her leg and can't take Harry while the Dursleys take 
> Dudley and Piers to the zoo, they are both making suggestions and 
> objections to each other.  In CoS, when they are getting ready for 
> the Masons' arrival, Vernon is the one in charge of setting the 
> stage.  And when the letter from the Ministry arrived, it was Vernon 
> who locked Harry in his room.

Sawsan here:

I dont know about Vernon and Petunia, I agree about Petunia wearing
the pants in the family. Vernon almost seems to fear her reaction if
he were to mention Harry at the beginning of PS/SS. I think she is
definitely the one in charge. That's why I hope to see her become a
witch, perhaps that fire she has got in her will be put out, and she
would have to come to terms with being a "freak" and then finally
realize that it wasn't all that bad after all. IF she does develop
powers, then we will see who is in charge; because if it is Vernon, he
will probably either divorce her or treat her badly for a while after
recovering from shock and a possible hernia. If it is Petunia, I can
imagine her acting as if she were sick and Vernon would be pampering
her while loathing Harry even moreso because(perhaps in Vernon's eyes)
Harry infected her with his abnormality. 

Sawsan, who thinks her posts are definitely becoming Quibbler worthy.