Petunia;well adjusted Harry

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 114124


> 
> Leah:
> 
> Judging by Petunia's treatment of Dudley, or Mummy's diddikins, 
> Petunia may well be one of those women who love the baby stage but 
> can't cope effectively with rearing children.  We also know that 
> Vernon is Managing Director of the drill firm (can't remember its 
> name) and therefore presumably spent the early days of their 
marriage 
> concentrating on climbing the slippery pole at work.  This would 
give 
> Petunia plenty of opportunities to, as you say, do her baby care 
bit 
> with Harry (adding to Dudley's jealousy).  I suspect things got 
worse 
> when Harry ceased to be a cute baby and therefore attractive to 
> Petunia, looked more  like James, impacted more on Vernon and of 
> course, started showing signs of that thing they didn't talk about. 

Finwitch:

Let's not forget that Harry probably got lots of love from his 
*parents* (being born on Last of July, 1980 and the Night happening 
on the last of October 1981). That's a year and a half... So he'd 
have the necessary touch-experience without Petunia.

Secondly, Petunia *screamed* when she saw Harry for the first time. 
Not exactly a reaction of someone who'd actually care for Harry!

Harry's magic could have cleaned/banished the nappie instead of 
Petunia changing him, and summoned food to Harry... (Dunno what 
Dudley saw with the Dementor, but his food flying to Harry's mouth 
from the spoon... I think that would upset Dudley?)

Finwitch