Harry at the Dursleys

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 118389


Alla wrote:
> 
> If we were only to hear Harry's thoughts, than sure it could be 
> possible to think that he is blowing things out of proportion, but
we also see Dursleys' ACTIONS and Snape's actions, so I don't think he 
> is blowing it out of proportion much.
> 
> Cleaning after dinner - sure, it is a necessary chore, but how about 
> trying to escape Petunia's frying pan? Do you think it is also a 
> normal routine?
> 
> How about him at the age 14 still remembering how hungry he was last 
> summer, when he was sending food to Sirius?


Carol notes:
A samall point here. Harry isn't remembering when he was left in his
room and being fed cold soup through the door slot; he's remembering
when the whole family--Vernon and Petunia included--went on Dudley's
grapefruit diet. That wasn't abuse, exactly. It was Petunia's idea of
helping Dudley accept his deprivation by having others share his misery.

Carol, noting for the hundredth time (in response to Kethryn's snipped
comment) that Harry isn't the narrator though we do see the action
from his perspective