Harry's questions ... parents - Dangerous Questions

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> Julia replies:

snip.

> This is Harry's attitude and character which prevent him from being 
> an abused child...
> 


Alla:

Sorry, I disagree. I judge the abuse based on the actions and intent 
of Dursleys, not on how strong Harry resilience is. After all, many 
of us agree that first books were much more fairy tale like and the 
hero is supposed to be more resilient to the evil outside forces than 
the usual child.

Are you saying that if child manages to escape of the abusive 
household relatively unharmed in RL, it means that he was not abused? 

Since Rowling moved in much more realistic depiction in OOP, while 
not completely abandoning fairy tale plot, I'd say Dursleys are 
guilty, guilty, guilty. The case for neglect is the easiest to prove, 
the case for abuse is also quite strong, IMO.

They put him in the cupboard, they starved him, they sometimes hit 
him (I thought they did not, but somebody brought a quote recently,so 
I will look it up).

Yeah, I'd say he was abused.