DD's dilemma - Protections and Perspectives

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> Pippin:
I guess it's hard to imagine that anyone who cares about a 
child's psychological well-being would be willing to risk it in 
order to secure his safety, but as I've pointed out, there are 
analogous situations in real life. And I think JKR was well aware 
of this. After all, she put her own infant child in physical danger
in order to escape an intolerable situation in Portugal.  She must 
have wondered many times, as Harry's story took shape in her 
mind and she worried about where Jessica's next meal would 
come from, whether she had done the right thing, and what 
could have conceivably persuaded her to choose otherwise.


Alla:

It is my speculation, but I believe that JKR was removing her child 
from potentially abusive situation ( if her husband was abusive to 
her, which again is my speculation only, it was only a matter of time 
before he will start abusing a child. Speaking from experience of 
working with domestic violence survivors). Thus she was choosing 
child psychological well-being over direct physical safety, wasn't 
she?

Actually, I would say she was saving her daughter from both of those 
situations and she was simply caring less about financial well-fare.

Again, I don't even know that her husband was abusive, so I should 
probably stop my speculation.

I am wondering about something else though - I remember some time ago 
somebody remarked that not paying much attention to psychological 
well-being of Harry and many others could simply be due to the fact 
that JKR endured many tough times in her life and emerged  the 
winner. Maybe her philosophy is that anybody could beat whatever life 
throws at them by themselves, no outside help needed and she applies 
that philosophy to her characters, Harry in particular, but 
definitely not only him.

Just speculating,

Alla.