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

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 93052

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Doriane" <delwynmarch at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Del :
> 
> In mine, they are Different. They are indeed awful by my moral 
> standards, but I have no right to force those standards on them. 
> They were landed with a baby whose very idea they hated, and they 
> received no help. Not that they would have accepted it, mind you :-
> ), since they didn't think they needed it.
>

Just one comment. They live in Western society, so yeah, I would 
expect them to abide by the predominant morality.

Actually, no scratch that. :o) As long as they do not act on 
their "moral standards", I would let them be, but as soon as they 
start hurting other people (Harry in this situation), I have no 
problem forcing the general norms of behaviour (like abuse is not 
allowed)on them. After all, we don't allow people, who feel it is OK 
to commit a crime a free ride.


Alla