DD and Harry in Book VI. The Dursleys or the WW?

[vmonte]

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Phoenixgod2000 wrote:
If the Dursleys were the best that Dumbldore can do, then he
suffered a failure of imagination, IMO. He's a wizard for merlins
sake!

In the end I do think we're going to get only what we've gotten so
far, that it was 'the only way' end of story. Harry is going to
plaster on his stiff upper lip and go forth to kick V's behind. I
think JK is simply too wedded to her Cinderella begining for Harry
to have used any other mechanism for his begining which means DD is
forced to look bad.

vmonte responds:
Unless it was Snape who swayed Dumbledore into sending Harry to the 
Dursleys. 'You know headmaster, perhaps Potter would be safer if he 
were placed with his aunt in a muggle neighborhood. A modest 
upringing may do him some good. You do remember, headmaster, the 
arrogance of his father. A liitle humility may foster in Harry some 
compassion for others. Lily seems to have benefitted from a muggle 
upbringing, blah, blah, blah...'