On the other hand (was Re: Disliked Uncle Vernon)

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding this part of your post. No one from
> the WW has met the Dursleys face to face? What about Hagrid in SS/PS
> and Mr. Weasley, Ron, and the twins in PoA, not to mention the MoM
> employees who did a memory charm on Aunt Marge? Or are you talking
> about Dumbledore himself and the original arrangement involving Harry?
> (There's also Mrs. Figg, who could have communicated information to
> Petunia regarding Harry that Vernon doesn't know about.)
> 

You have misunderstood, but I  forgive you.

The point at discussion was how the Dursleys could negotiate a "handling
fee'  for looking after Harry after he had been dumped on the front step.
What (if anything) did the Dursleys get for looking after Harry and how,
during Harry's infancy could they renegotiate the agreement or even try a 
little discreet blackmail if they weren't satisfied.

The  canon suggests that no-one went near them for 10 years or so.
They apparently had no knowledge of Arabella's involvement with DD. In
any case, they would not be inclined to talk to neighbours about the family 
shame.

DD could contact them at any time but so far as we are aware, there were
no arrangements for the Dursleys to initiate a correspondence.

Kneasy