Dursleys and Memory Charms

[Christy]

No: HPFGUIDX 88847

Eustace_Scrubb wrote:
> Subsequent references in the books appear to indicate that the
> Dursleys memories have not been modified however.
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> I'm wondering why the Ministry doesn't modify the Dursleys' memories.

> Is this entirely because Vernon and Petunia are Harry's legal
> guardians (and would this therefore apply to all muggle parents of
> young wizards and witches as well)?  Or is it Harry-specific?  

Christy's thoughts...

It would seem that this applies to any person who is brought into the
wizard world, so to speak. Hermione's parents must know where their
daughter is... they've been to Diagon Alley, in fact. And there are
several parents of students who are either muggle-born or half and
half. I can't imagine that the MoM goes around and modifies the
memories of all those people. I find it more likely that perhaps
people who are against the idea (can you see a family like the
Dursley's getting a letter from Hogwarts if they didn't have any
previous connections to it? They'd probably laugh it out of the house)
or really don't need to know (like extended family: aunts, uncles,
etc.). Remember Petunia knows all about the WW, because of Lily. 

I think that people who get their memories modified are those who
really have no need to know. Like the poor folks who were witness to
Pettigrew's actions. 

Cheeers,
Christy