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

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 93069

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Hunt" <tcyhunt at e...> 
wrote:
> Tcy:
> How can we judge the Dursley's decision to take Harry if we don't 
> know the circumstances under which they made this decision?  Judge 
> away on how they have treated Harry - but until we know what that 
> letter from Dumbledore contained, it seems silly to say that they 
> should have just passed on the offer.  Perhaps there was no offer.  
> Perhaps it was an ultimatum.  Perhaps Petunia opened the door to 
> deposit her milk containers and the milkman was approaching the 
> house -she grabs the bundle to avoid the appearance of impropriety 
> and later realized that by Harry crossing the threshold, she'd 
sealed 
> her fate as his guardian.  Too many unknowns to judge them on this 
> one.


Yes, absolutely. It is very possible that Dumbledore gave them an 
ultimatum. I would not put it behind him after OoP. Still, though, 
Harry is blood relation to Petunia, if not to Vernon.

 
I'd think one would owe decent treatment of your orphan  nephew, no 
matter how freakish one finds him to be.


Alla