Damage to Dudley?

[April Johnson]

No: HPFGUIDX 140924

Kathryn wrote: 
What if the Dursleys by some chance they gave Dudley  everything so 
to prevent his latent magical ability? I know this is a strech but it
might explain what Dumbledore said to them.


April writes:

But if they did that for Dudley, why did they deprive Harry of everything to squash the magic out of him?  If they were trying to do that to Dudley too, it would make sense than the Muggles, not really knowing much magic, only seeing it through Lily, would have treated the boys both the same in hopes that they would squash the magic out of them.  Doesn't make sense to treat them differently to get the same effect.

April