Dumbledore & Dursleys-What DD Knew

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No: HPFGUIDX 123371



> 
> Betsy:
> So Dumbledore is as equally guilty as the Dursleys in Harry not 
> getting a gameboy.  He is evil!  The biggest thing Harry had to 
> suffer was lack of love from the Dursleys.  Can anyone force anyone 
> to love?  (Though, one could argue that the Dursleys tried to stamp 
> out Harry's magic because they did care for him.)  
> 
> And I do wonder what you think the Death Eaters would do to Harry if 
> they got their hands on him.  Serve him cake?
> 
> Betsy

The biggest thing?  And just how big is that?  I would say enormous. 
Witness Harry's documented inability to trust others, particularly
adults.  Witness the effects on him of the summer before OOTP. 
Witness his ensnarement at the Mirror of Erised.  And on.  And on. 
And on.

As for being kicked out and ending up with the Deatheaters, how big a
possibility was that?  Petunia put up with scolding from a Howler and
being threatened by the Order without putting Harry out, which ain't
very good evidence that she wouldn't have buckled and done as she was
told had Dumbledore chosen to exert himself earlier.

So, on one side we have a couple of pathetic examples of Muggledom. 
On the other, the Greatest Wizard in the World.  And we're seriously
asked to believe that DD has no way of exerting pressure on the
Dursleys at all?

Granted the Dursleys MIGHT have put Harry out.  Yet they didn't after
the Howler nor after being threatened by the Order.  Strange for
people who are so ready to kick the boy out.  No, until we are
SPECIFICALLY told otherwise the high-hand in the situation seems to
reside with DD, and until we are SPECIFICALLY told about why he did
not use that hand to alleviate Harry's suffering, he remains complicit.

Oh, and the "Not getting a gameboy" isn't even worthy of a reply.


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