Dumbledore's Magnaminity

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 143162

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wrote:

Roberta:
> 
> No, that's not the argument I intended to make.  To recap my points:
> 
> - We don't know what was in the letter.
> 
> - Dumbledore may have expounded upon the deaths of Harry's parents, 
> the mechanism of the blood charm, and similar background 
information.
> 
> - Dumbledore may have told the Dursleys that Harry was a wizard and 
> would be accepted to Hogwarts in ten years.
> 
> - Dumbledore may have told them both of the above.
> 
> - It is a valid interpretation of Petunia's remarks that she knew 
> from the letter that Harry was definitely a wizard, but it is not 
> canon at this point
> 
> Roberta

Geoff:
What I actually wrote in 143120 was:
"What is he going to explain in the letter if it isn't about Harry's
background and who he is? How to cook an omelette?"

...my point being that if he was going to write a letter, what else 
could he put in it other than the information that Harry was now an 
orphan and circumstantial evidence from Petunia and Vernon ten years 
later leads me to believe that there was also information about 
Harry's wizard status, as SSSusan succinctly pointed out.

You are, at least, acknowledging that the points you list could be 
correct.

I have taken a slightly more robust line because there are some 
posters who disagree and expect everyone else to accept their 
infallibility. If this is not forthcoming we then get a grumpy and 
patronising series of posts, sometimes verging on the impolite.

I do not not always agree with fellow posters but I try to accept 
their view as possible and, if I do commit my disagreement to the 
keyboard, attempt to do it without rancour or bad temper. We should 
be able to discuss Harry and friends in a good-natured and friendly 
way.

After all, in the words of the old song we must "all be wild about 
Harry" or we wouldn't be in this madhouse together :-)