Dumbledore's nonintervention at the Dursleys, was Re: Bad Writing? (was: JKR and

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 163103

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> > Magpie:
> . More than one book has featured scenes where the Dursleys 
> > are intimidated into better behavior by the mere hint of Wizard 
> > interference.
> 
> Pippin:
> Counterbalanced by scenes in which the mere hint of
> Wizard interference makes things even worse. If the MHOWI
> gets Harry a decent bedroom, it also gets Harry locked into
> said bedroom with bars on the windows and starvation rations.

Amiable Dorsai:
And of course, by the possibility of the worst consequence of all: 
Petunia deciding she's had enough and throwing Harry out, at which
point, Harry, in his younger years, at least, is dead.

It's a tragic little irony: The shield of Lily's blood, so strong
against a powerful dark Wizard, is as delicate as a soap bubble to one
Muggle woman.

Amiable Dorsai