Dursleys abuse.

[Barry Arrowsmith]

No: HPFGUIDX 117465

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" <delwynmarch at y...> 
wrote:
 >
 > Alla wrote :
  "Your Honor. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury. It is the prosecution  
position that Petunia and Vernon Dursleys should be found guilty of  
abuse and /or neglect of their nephew Harry Potter.

  P.S. Strangely enough, I tried to think about any possible defense  of 
  Dursleys and ... well, I failed.
 >

 > Del replies :
  I'm not saying that the Dursleys aren't guilty, because they are IMO.
  But I do think that the point you brought in their defense matters.

Yes the sister has an obligation, moral and maybe even legal, to take 
care of her orphan nephew. But take care she did !
 >


The case for the defense (or at least mitigation) was made back in 
March (does no-one read back posts anymore?).

Try:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/92428

plus follow-ups 92459, 924576 for the Dursley viewpoint.
Dumping Harry on them was just another form of Muggle torture - this  
time not by DEs but by DD.

Kneasy