Dumbledore at the Dursleys'

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 142864

> a_svirn:
> What kind of example is this? Lady Catharine manners are appalling 
> and Mrs. Bennett is universally regarded as a very vulgar person, 
> both designing and encroaching.  Besides, you yourself say that Lady 
> Catharine's manners are bad, so how does it follow, that Dumbledore 
> is well-mannered?
>

Magpie:

Not to mention, don't Lady Catherine (Lady being an important title) 
and Mrs. Bennett both occupy the same social circle with agreed upon 
rules?  Dumbledore and the Dursleys are not sharing the same social 
circle at all.  Their rules for Wizards seem to simply be to have as 
little social contact with them as you can.  It's not like Dumbledore 
is going to tell Petunia's social club she didn't let him in, or that 
anyone in their social circle would have a problem with them refusing 
to let a crazy old man in past eleven o'clock.  In fact, I imagine the 
story of how they told the old man to get packing would make for a 
fine story at Vernon's office or Petunia's tea parties.

-m