[HPforGrownups] Respecting the Dursleys( was:Re: Hi everyone -- banning the books)

[laurie goudge]

No: HPFGUIDX 159506

Betsy HP writes:
> 
> At most I expect the judge or child services person
> would tell 
> Vernon and Petunia to move Harry out of the cupboard
> and into an 
> actual bedroom.  And, since I'm pretty sure Vernon
> and Petunia would 
> immediately do so going by their reaction to Harry's
> Hogwart's 
> invite, I think that would be that.
> 
> I just don't see that what they do to Harry is all
> that actionable.
> 
> Betsy Hp
> 
> 
> 
Parisfan writes:

to me it's not about just handme down clothes and
sleeping in a cupboard.

its more like, he sleeps in a cupboard which is ALSO
used as punishment (ie: in PS/SS after the python was
accidentally set loose Vernon locked Harry in the
cupboard as a form of grounding till the end of the
school year), not ensuring the hand me downs actually
fit and using said hand me downs for a school uniform
when they can have gone out to get a uniform for Harry
as WELL as Dudley (yes they CAN afford it, look at the
stuff they get for themselves and Dudley), an obvious
lack of remembering Harry's birthday as well as not
treating him equal on christmas as well, allowing aunt
Marge to bully Harry when ever she is over (ie; in POA
how she dogs on Harry over his family and also the
remembered instances by Harry as to other occasions
when she was mean to him and nothing was said to her
to leave him alone), allowing Dudley to bully and
torment Harry, not even attempting to answer Harrys
questions about his parents and trying to speak kindly
of them, playing obvious favoritism between the two
boy. 

even if childrens aid couldn't do anything for Harry
I'd call the above abuse.

Laurie


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