[HPforGrownups] Re: Disliked Uncle Vernon

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 92400

> Tj here:  
>I must disagree.  When someone is fed once a day, a cold tin
> of soup (that he must share with his pet), and locked in his room only
> allowed out 2 times a day on bathroom breaks, When his only thought is
> that "He is more hungery NOW then before he had a mouth full of soup.
> IS starvation (slow and painful... death, 'cause ya can't live on
> that... tissue breaks down and you get sick and you die.) I know of
> FEWER prisons with stricker lock down rules.

You're right, referring to the CoS events.  I don't like Vernon as well, mind you, and I was not surprised when JKR dislike him most.
I guess it could have been a bit of fanfiction contamination for myslf, just in reverse. :) Many authors portrait him as an absolute monster, e.g. beating Harry to half-death etc. whereas his abuse is more of psychcal than physical way, as painful but harder to prove and sent to jail. He's too much of a coward and he's too "proper" to run into problems with Royal Society For Prevention Cruelty to Children. 
For example Harry is (on the long basis) not starved, but not fed well (except for CoS, that is). In GoF whole family goes on Dudley diet, and the abuse is again more psychological: Harry's quarter of grapefruit is smaller than Dudley's.
Ah, well. I'm afraid Vernon will not meet his punishment, unless JKR decides to go for really sweety happy end, which would be horrible.

Cheers, Viridis
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