Dudley's development

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 92641

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 
> Geoff:
> Looking at one or two comments made by various posters, folks, 
> this /is/ Mrs.Petunia Dursley, wife of the successful director of 
an 
> engineering company. She would not be carrying her child down the 
> street. (We were fairly ordinary folk and when our flock were at 
that 
> age and we were out, they were in pushchairs - too darned heavy to 
> carry for any length of time). Also, I can't see Petunia carrying 
> little Dudley (little did I say?) and a bag of sweets at the same 
> time; it wouldn't be quite the right thing in Privet Drive, now 
would 
> it?...... Can I remind you of Fiona Shaw's analysis of the Dursleys 
> which I quoted in message 92491?
> 
> If he was in a pushchair, then he wouldn't be in a position to kick 
> Mum.
> 
> Also, on the question of speaking, by about 16 months, our children 
> were possessed of a very small vocabulary, and many words would be 
> quite indistinct.
> 
> I still think there's something odd about young DD.


How about this:

Petunia *did* take Dudley out on a pushchair, but he was screaming 
and writhing, the way children do when they want out. As a highly 
indulgent mother, Petunia would of course take him out. I picture her 
pushing the pushchair with one hand, and holding to Dudley with the 
other. Dudley, meanwhile, hanging on her arm and kicking her freely. 



Naama