[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore's Magnaminity

[P J]

No: HPFGUIDX 143058



 > Valky:
 > In simple terms three facts:
 > Harry *IS* a Wizard
 > His affairs are Wizard Affairs
 > The Dursleys took him in and meddled in his affairs.
 > Hence The Dursleys took wizard affairs into their home and meddled
 > with them to suit their purposes. It all very simply comes down to
 > their own stubborn stupidity and hypocrisy doesn't it.

>a_svirn:
>The Dursleys are muggles.
>They don't want to have anything to do with magic.
>Dumbledore dumped Harry at their doorstep, thus meddling with their
>life.
>They took Harry and by doing so saved his skin. If anything
>Dumbledore should be damn well grateful for that.


PJ: (who first apologizes for any spelling errors.  Wizarding words are 
tough to spell)  :-)

Petunia isn't a "regular" muggle.  Her sister was a Witch and both her 
Brother-in-law and nephew were/are Wizards.  She was well aware of all this 
and just what it entailed when they took Harry in.  Their desire not to have 
anything to do with the WW goes down the tubes once they *willingly* take a 
Wizard into their homes to raise!

All in all I would say the WW was very good about respecting the Dursley's 
wishes to be left alone.  Until Harry's 11th birthday officially put him 
under the auspices of the WW he belonged to rather the the muggle world the 
Dursleys wanted him to stay in, no one bothered them.  The MoM didn't send 
anyone around monthly or even yearly for home visits to check on Harry - 
something that Social Services would automatically do when placing a child 
in our world - Dumbledore didn't insist on visitation rights even though as 
head of the Wizangamott he probably had the authority.

The Dursley's problems with the Magical World start once Harry finds his 
place in his world, not before.  It's Harry who the Weasleys come for, it's 
Harry who the owls leave all that mail for, it's Harry who the Dementors are 
after, and Harry who the Wizards are protecting at the station... this all 
has nothing to do with Dumbledore or MoM but with the child the Dursley's 
knowingly, WILLINGLY took into their home as a baby coming into his own as 
the Wizard *they knew him to be* and which the Dursleys had to know was at 
least a strong possibility when they accepted him into their home.

Petunia at least had *some* idea of what they were in for if they couldn't 
"stamp the magic" out of Harry so to say the Dursleys were forced to deal 
with the Wizarding World just doesn't fly, IMO.  It was their choice of 
giving him "house room" to begin with which brought them to this juncture.

PJ (who's wondering if perhaps we haven't seen a working Fidelius Charm from 
book 1 without realizing it?)