The Dursleys

[festuco]

No: HPFGUIDX 145787

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lealess" <lealess at y...> wrote:
>
> Putting aside the comeuppance aspects of this discussion, the odd thing 
> to me is that the Dursleys are the adults in the house they own, and 
> Harry is the child and, more-or-less, a guest.  The Dursleys have 
> apparently agreed to house Harry at Privet Drive.  Have the Dursleys 
> invited Ron and Hermione to stay with them?  Isn't that what adults get 
> to decide, not children?  I know children can ask if their friends 
> can stay over, but moving in to live somewhere for who knows how 
> long ... how can Harry, Ron or Hermione decide that without the 
> Dursleys' express invitation and acceptance?  Did I miss something 
> (possible -- I don't have the book with me now).  Or is this just 
> another example of the magical world running over the Muggle world for 
> its own purposes (*if* Ron and Hermione stay at Privet Drive)?
> 
> lealess
>
It can easily be that. And if Ron and Hermione will be staying it
probably will be that. Will the Dursley's be asked, or is it going to
be a token asking? The kind of asking that has huge consequences if
the answer is not the right one? The Wizarding World is more powerful,
and they know it. If there were more Wizards, things could easily be
very different, but because they are a rather small group, they
understand that more power on the individual level fails against huge
numbers. 

But I expect it will be something like "Dumbledore is dead and the
baddies are now after Harry." Two adult wizards are good to have in
the house in such times, like Steve said. So there will be much
grinding of teeth and much counting of hours until finally the 31th of
July will arrive and the Dursleys can throw the litte pesk into the
streets, where he will have a soft landing because of his enormous
vaults of gold at Gringotts. 

Is anybody else also so very curious whether Dumbledore has left a
will and what is in it? 

Gerry