The Dursleys (was many other subjects) long

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 124610




Tonks:
You are scared for yourself and your own child and for your husband 
too. If the really bad wizards are looking for Harry, they will find 
you too. And a bad wizard is worse than a vengeful god. Very, very 
scary indeed!! But being a moral woman you accept your duty to your 
sister and take Harry in.  

Alla:

I understand Petunia being scared, really, I do, but I also think 
that once she made a decision of taking Harry in ( and yep, I happen 
to think it IS her moral duty to take in her orphan nephew, but I 
realise that many will disagree).

Nevertheless, I understand her initial unwillingless.

But when she took Harry in, she is responsible for mistreatment he 
suffered from her and Vernon, IMO



Tonks:
Where is the safest place to hide him?  Humm
  the cupboard under 
the stairs. If they come for him they will not think to look there. 
No one would put anything *special* and valuable there. And as a 
little kid he would have his bed and a quite place to play. 
(Cupboards under the stairs are rather large, really folks, and fun 
for little kids.)


Alla: Fun for little kids? Could you tell me why she did not put 
Dudley there too?



Tonks:
It is easy to criticize the Dursleys when you are not in their shoes. 
But what if you *really* were.

Alla:

I can tell you with ABSOLUTE certainty that if a child of my recently 
dead sister would came to live with me, this child will NOT be 
treated like Harry was, no matter what the surrounding circumstances 
were.

Silver Stag:

Nice try, Tonks, but that doesn't get Petunia off. There's no cause 
for her
to hate Harry. None of this was his fault and she doesn't need to take
things out on him and make him miserable.


Alla:
Yes, I agree with this statement absolutely. I want to add though - I 
believe that JKR may plan Petunia's redemption. She has a long way to 
go though, IMO.


Just my opinion, of course.


Alla