Dursleys abuse

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Pippin wrote:
> ... I'm sure if the Dursleys had any idea that it was good for 
Harry to sleep in that cupboard they'd've removed him forthwith, but 
a windowless bedroom isn't a bad idea if you are worried about 
wizards who need eye contact in order to curse you, especially if 
even a curse that bounces off is likely to cause a good deal of 
damage to those around you.<

Kethryn replied:
>Pippen, you just got the brain a churning with your comment there.  
What is the safest and most easily defensible room in the house?  The 
one with no outside access, of course.  The cupboard under the stairs 
is perfect to keep Harry safe, actually, from prying eyes to tornados 
(I don't believe that GB has earthquakes like So. Cal. does) to evil 
wizards that want a piece of the boy.  And, hell, from the media that 
shall not be mentioned, it really didn't look at that bad other than 
the dust.  So, anyways, just a thought.<

Kim chiming into your interesting thread with a question (which she 
asks you to please ignore if it's going over old ground):

Do you think it's possible that Dumbledore *asked* the Dursleys to 
keep Harry *someplace safe* while he was living with them?  If I'm 
not confusing canon with the movies, whoever sent the letters to 
inform Harry about his coming to school at Hogwarts knew that Harry 
was living in the cupboard under the stairs and addressed the letters 
as such, so one might assume the venerable Dumbledore knew this as 
well.  The really big problem I have with the cupboard as Harry's 
bedroom was the fact that it could be locked from the outside -- a 
tad *too safe* if you ask me.

Kim