Harry at the Dursleys

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 118311


Alla:
> "Dobby might have saved Harry from horrible  happenings at Hogwarts, but the way things were going, he'd probably starve to death anyway" - CoS, p.22, paperback.
> Sounds to me that he was being miserable enough there.<

Pippin:
> > Miserable, yes, afraid he might die, yes, but not so unhappy that  he wished he would. And what caused it? Interference from the magical world, in the form of Dobby. 

Alla:
> I am sorry? Child who is afraid that he will die of hunger is not miserable enough? 

Juli:

I don't think the Dursleys would let Harry die of
hunger, that would create to much trouble for them
(Remember at the beginnig of OoP right after the
dementors attack and Vernon wanted to kick Harry out,
then the howler arrived and Petunia said he had to
stay, why? asked Vernon, Because the neighbors may
notice and start asking questions), so I guess if
Harry died all of a sudden on them, they might get in
trouble, or the neighbors must notice and there's no
way the Dursleys would like to see something getting
on their very perfect and normal life. So even if it
is just to keep apperances, they will keep Harry
alive. Or maybe Petunia fears what Dumbledore may do
to her. "Remember my last..." seems like a threat to
me not just a reminder. 

Juli