Dumbledore & Dursleys-What DD Knew

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SSSusan:
>>> But I think this argument falls apart some if there *isn't* any 
protection from DD for the Dursleys.  That is, why *wouldn't* Petunia 
just pitch him overboard at this time if keeping Harry provides the 
Dursleys no protection?  Why would they need to stick together? Would 
she REALLY expect Harry to come to their defense??

If Petunia is not counting on some kind of protection from DD in 
exchange for taking Harry in & keeping him, then why NOT kick Harry 
out and get him as far away as possible?  I'd think his being there 
would be more likely to draw the attention of the "wicked & evil 
people out there," whereas if he were GONE, they could reasonably 
tell any wicked & evil people that they've washed their hands of him, 
have no idea where he is any longer.  Wouldn't the baddies be more 
inclined to leave them alone if Harry were gone?  <<<


Tayla:
> If LV showed up on the Dursley's doorstep, would he NOT kill them?  
> NO, let's face it, they are the embodiment of EVERYTHING LV HATES 
> about muggles.  

SSSusan:
While I don't disagree with you that it's likely Voldy would go right 
ahead & kill them if he ever was standing on their doorstep, I would 
still argue that he'd be less likely to even go there if he knew 
Harry was no longer residing there.

As for the Dursleys being the embodiment of everything Voldy hates 
about muggles... this may be a nitpick, but do we know how much Voldy 
hates muggles?  We know he hates *mudbloods* and we know he would 
like to keep the WW separate from the MW, but do we know that, simply 
by extension, he HATES muggles?


Tayla:
> Besides, I think that it is also becoming clear to Petunia that 
> muggles (alright, her family only but still) are in a very real 
> danger that they are not equipped to handle.  Like it or not, they 
> are going to NEED a wizard around if they are to have a CHANCE to 
> survive.


SSSusan:
And, imo, it's *Dumbledore* they're likely to "trust" or turn to for 
that protection, not Harry.  I believe the Dursleys will keep Harry 
until he's ready to move on because they believe *DD* can offer them 
protection.


Tayla: 
> Why would Harry protect them?  Let's look at this one a bit, no 
> matter how bad the Dursleys are, do they really need to become 
> victims?  Would Harry in good conscience allow them to become 
> victims to LV?  No, he wouldn't.  They may have mistreated him, but 
> he would be sinking to worse than their level if he just let LV 
> have his way with them.  That would be completely out of character 
> for Harry.  He just doesn't want to be there getting treated the 
> way that he has been, I don't think that Harry wants them dead.


SSSusan:
While I don't think Harry would go running from half-way across the 
world or anything to save the Dursleys if he heard they were in 
trouble, I do agree with you that, if he were right there, it's not 
really in him to just stand back and *let* someone die.  

OTOH, do the DURSLEYS know that/believe that about Harry?  I suspect 
if ol' Petunia considers how they've treated Harry, she may just be 
worried about whether Harry *would* just stand back, arms crossed, 
and do nothing if they were attacked.  Hence, as I said above, I 
think they'll turn to DD, and I also think they'll try a little 
harder to be decent to Harry.

Siriusly Snapey Susan