Dursleys abuse

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 117515


> Renee:
 snip.

> Quite possibly - gasp - Petunia actually loves Vernon, or at least 
> did so when Harry entered their household. Vernon hates the boy, 
and 
> she's simply not prepared to turn against him on Harry's behalf. I 
> never get the impression she's the dominant partner; does she put 
> her foot down more than once?  
> 


Alla:

Well, that one time when Petunia actually did put her foot down and 
insisted that Harry would stay, she did it pretty effectively, 
didn't she?

I don't think that untill that moment we actually had the 
opportunity to see who is dominant partner in Dursleys's household.

Right now I am almost convinced that Petunia is.

I had another thought. I don't share the thought that Dumbledore 
promised Petunia some punishment or torture when he asked her to 
take Harry in. I still have some faith in him. I believe that he 
promised her something that she really wanted. I don't know - if she 
had some sparkle of magic in her - maybe to bind her magic or 
Dudley's ,something to that effect.
To make a long story short - I believe that he promised her 
something positive, not negative and Petunia made a decision to take 
Harry in, really wanting "it"