Dudley and Harry

[Marilyn Peake]

No: HPFGUIDX 128863

Eric Oppen:
>> What if Dudley had taken right to his little cousin from the minute he first saw Harry, and damn-well _insisted_ on Harry getting 
commensurate treatment with him?  Would this have resulted in Harry 
growing up just as spoilt as Dudley, or would the Dursleys have 
throttled back on Dudley-spoiling, just to avoid having to spoil Harry too?<<
 
laurie comments:
> That IS an interesting thought. MY take on Petunia is
> that most likely she would have squashed any interest
> Dudley had in Harry simply due to he (Harry) is Lily's
> son and would probably have had a coronary if she had
> to pamper Harry as well as Dudley.


Marilyn: Interesting idea about what might have been different had 
Dudley demanded fairness for Harry!  I agree with Laurie, though.  I 
think that Petunia resented her sister for so many reasons, she would 
have taken it out on Harry anyway.  And Petunia had so pathologically 
spoiled Dudley, he wasn't really capable of making room for any other 
child in the family.

Cheers,
Marilyn

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