The Dursleys and Harry: Neglect or abuse?

[stbjohn2]

No: HPFGUIDX 115299



Aura said:> 
> I *despise* the Dursley's treatment of Harry, and it frustrates me 
to no
> end that those chaps are supposed to be kid-lit fun, so we're not
> supposed to wonder why Sirius or any of Harry's teachers never 
called the
> police. Grrrr HATE HATE. 
> 
Sandy:
I bought SS (at a yard sale, for $1) when my child was small, 
figuring I'd read it in advance and decide when it would be age-
appropriate. I was really reluctant to read it to him when he got 
older, because I was so bothered by how badly Harry was treated by 
the Dursleys. I thought that mistreatment, and Harry's memories of 
his mother's death in POA (which had me practically in tears) would 
be very disturbing to a child, but my son has never shown any 
reaction to either -- I guess both are so out of his realm of 
experience he really can't understand it...