A Thought About Petunia Dursley (Harry's Aunt)

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 161198

Annie, when was Petunia forced to take Harry in?  DD said that she agreed to do
so--which implies that she could have refused.  We don't yet know all the terms
and conditions he set, but presumably she agreed to them, too.  From HBP we do
know that she agreed to raise him as her own child, which she has NOT done; and
we have seen how seriously the Wizardling World takes vows, contracts, and
agreements--hence DD's anger at their treatment of Harry.  (I'm guessing that
the reason that he hasn't done anything earlier is because he promised that the
Dursleys would have a free hand; which is also why he didn't do anything more
than make them sit on the couch, offer them something to drink, and give them a
stern lecture.)

BAW