Leaning on the Dursleys was Hogwarts Teachers -

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No: HPFGUIDX 126276


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> 
<SNIP>.
> 
> Pippin:
> One might point to Harry's relocation from the cupboard under 
> pressure from the Hogwarts letters as a sign that it would have 
> worked -- but -- and it's a big but--removing Harry from the closet 
> wasn't the point of the letter campaign. The point of the letter 
> campaign was for Harry to get his Hogwarts letter, and at that,  it 
> failed.  Interfering with the Dursleys does not have predictable 
> results.
> 
> Pippin

Which in no way means it should not have been tried.  Sorry, but I
can't buy the "it was too risky" defense.  Ignoring child abuse is
NEVER justified.

But, most of all, I think we need a LOT better discussion of these
issues on JKR's part.


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